Bert Heffernan

Bert Heffernan
Bert Heffernan
	Catcher
	Born: May 3, 1965 (age 59); Centereach, New York
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 13, 1992, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
	June 4, 1992, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average	.091
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
	Seattle Mariners (1992);

Bertram Alexander Heffernan (born March 3, 1965 in Centereach, New York) is an American former professional baseball player. Heffernan played for the Seattle Mariners of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 1992 season. He played just eight games in his career, having one hit in eleven at-bats.

Career

Heffernan was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 9th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft and signed on June 2, 1988.

After playing in the minor leagues for Milwaukee, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1991, but would not play in the majors for them.

Bert played for the Ottawa Lynx AAA (Expos) in 1995 and 1996 winning the International League Championship in 95. Bert was one of the main contributors in the Championship run for the Lynx.

After leaving the lynx Bert went on to play in Taiwan for 2 seasons and then the Expos hired Heffernan to be part of the coaching staff of the Cape Fear Crocs.

In 2002, he was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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