21 Facts About Emilio Bonifacio

1.

Emilio Jose Bonifacio Del Rosario was born on April 23,1985 and is a Dominican professional baseball utility player who is currently a free agent.

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2.

Emilio Bonifacio played in his first Major League game on September 2,2007, when he was called up by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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3.

Emilio Bonifacio hit his first home run on April 5th, 2009, an inside-the-park home run on opening day against the Washington Nationals.

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4.

Emilio Bonifacio had a 26-game hitting streak and a hit in 30 of 31 games during July 2011, the same month he won Player of the Month for the National League.

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5.

On September 4,2012, Emilio Bonifacio was knocked out for the rest of the 2012 season due to a right knee sprain.

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6.

On November 19,2012, Emilio Bonifacio was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, John Buck, and Mark Buehrle, in exchange for Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Nicolino.

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Emilio Bonifacio opened the season as Toronto's second baseman, but he got time in the outfield at the start of the season, mainly when Maicer Izturis, the opening day third baseman, would play second base.

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8.

Emilio Bonifacio was used mostly at second base with the Royals in 2013, but saw time at third base and center field.

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9.

Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment on February 1,2014, and released on February 12.

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10.

Emilio Bonifacio was signed to a minor league contract by the Chicago Cubs on February 15,2014.

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11.

On July 31,2014, Emilio Bonifacio was traded along with James Russell to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for catching prospect Victor Caratini.

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12.

On January 8,2015, Emilio Bonifacio signed a one-year, $4 million, contract with the Chicago White Sox.

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13.

Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment on August 16,2015 and released two days later.

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14.

In December 2016, Emilio Bonifacio signed a new minor league contract with the Braves organization.

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15.

Emilio Bonifacio was designated for assignment on June 2,2017 and released on June 6.

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16.

On July 31,2017, Emilio Bonifacio signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks and played with the Jackson Generals.

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17.

On May 8,2018, Emilio Bonifacio signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

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18.

Emilio Bonifacio signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on August 31,2018.

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19.

On January 28,2019, Emilio Bonifacio signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays that included an invitation to spring training.

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20.

Emilio Bonifacio was released on March 29,2019, but re-signed to another minor league deal on April 3.

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21.

On January 28,2020, Emilio Bonifacio signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.

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