Oscar Bernard

Oscar Bernard

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.

• Born June 27, 1983 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.

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Biographical Information

Oscar Bernard played for seven years in the minors, then became a coach. His brother Miguel Bernard has also played pro ball.

Oscar debuted with the 2001 DSL Cubs, hitting .269 as a 1B/C. He batted .252 for the same team in 2002. The next year, he hit .226/.278/.310 as a catcher for the AZL Cubs. He had 14 passed balls, leading the Arizona League. In 2004, Bernard batted .250/.276/.344 for the Boise Hawks. He produced at a .236/.296/.311 rate for the 2005 Peoria Chiefs.

Bernard moved to the pitching mound in 2006. He was 1-4 with a 4.03 ERA for the AZL Cubs and allowed five runs in three innings for Boise. In his last season as a player, 2007, he was 2-1 with a 7.40 ERA for Boise (walking 24 in 20 2/3 IP) and 1-3 with a save and a 8.10 ERA for Peoria (with 24 walks in 30 innings).

Bernard coached for one of the DSL Rangers teams in 2008-2009 and was hitting coach of the 2010-2011 AZL Rangers and 2012 Spokane Indians. He moved to the Chicago Cubs chain with the DSL Cubs in 2013-2014 and AZL Cubs in 2015.

He then moved to the San Diego Padres chain as hitting coach of the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2016. Bernard spent the next six years (2017-2022) as a minor league hitting coordinator for the Padres. After the 2019 season he served as the hitting coach for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. In 2023, Bernard reached the major leagues for the first time when the Padres named him an assistant hitting coach, sharing the job with Scott Coolbaugh. Bernard's position on the major league coaching staff lasted only one year. In 2024 he returned to his previous role of minor league hitting coordinator for the Padres.

In addition to his coaching work in the United States, Bernard spent some time coaching in the Dominican League.

• 2014/2015 Assistant hitting coach Estrellas Orientales
• 11/19 - end, 2015/2016 Hitting coach Estrellas
• 2018/2019 Hitting coach Leones del Escogido