Emilio Bonifacio
| Full Name : | Emilio Jose Del Rosario Bonifacio |
| Public : | Emilio Bonifacio |
| Nickname : | Boni |
| Country : | Dominican Republic  |
| DOB : | April 23, 1985 (Age 24) |
| Place : | Santo Domingo |
| Height : | 5' 11" |
| Weight : | 180 lbs. |
| Sport : | Baseball - MLB |
| Team : | Florida Marlins |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Good |
| Florida Marlins | |
| Third Baseman | |
| Jersey # 1 |
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| Bats : Switch | Throws : Right |
MLB Teams :
Florida Marlins (2009 - present)
Washington Nationals (2008)
Arizona Diamondbacks (2007 - 2008)
Signed :
In 2001 , Arizona Diamondbacks
Emilio Jose Bonifacio Del Rosario is a professional baseball player currently signed as an infielder for the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born on April 23, 1985 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Bonifacio was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent on December 27, 2001. After spending considerable time in the minor league system, Bonifacio made his Major League debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 2, 2007.
On July 22, 2008, Bonifacio was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Washington Nationals for Jon Rauch. He was traded again by the Washington Nationals along with minor league players Jake Smolinski and P.J. Dean to the Florida Marlins for Scott Olsen and Josh Willingham.
On July 22, 2008, he was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Washington Nationals for pitcher Jon Rauch and was optioned to Triple-A Columbus.
Bonifacio was called up to the majors by the Nationals on August 1, along with fellow middle infielder Alberto Gonzalez. Bonifacio went 1 for 4, with an RBI, run, and a stolen base.
On November 11, 2008 he was traded to the Florida Marlins for left fielder Josh Willingham and pitcher Scott Olsen. On March 31, 2009 the Marlins announced that he would be their starting third baseman for the season. Bonifacio hit his first home run on April 6, 2009, an inside the park home run on opening day against the Washington Nationals. This home run marks the first time in forty-one years that an inside the park home run was hit on Opening Day; the last being hit in 1968 by Carl Yastrzemski.
