Bert Heffernan

Who is Bert Heffernan?

Bertram Alexander Heffernan is a former Major League Baseball player. Heffernan played for the Seattle Mariners in the 1992 season. He played just eight games in his career, having one hit in eleven at-bats.

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 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.