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Brett Roneberg (born 5 February 1979 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian former professional baseball player.
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Career
Roneberg spent 11 seasons playing Minor League Baseball, most recently in 2007 was with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, playing for their Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve.[1]
His most productive season in the minors came in 2001, when he posted a combined batting average of .287 with 16 home runs and 82 RBI in 137 games for Class A+ Brevard County Manatees and Double-A Class Portland Sea Dogs.[1]
Roneberg represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and batted for a .333 average. In 2004 he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. Again he batted well with a .360 average.[2]
In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Roneberg led the tournament in average (.714), slugging percentage (1.286), and on-base plus slugging (2.036).[3]
In between, Roneberg played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas and Pastora de los Llanos clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in parts of two seasons spanning 2004–2006.[4]
Baseball retirement
After retiring from playing professional baseball, Roneberg now plays in a small baseball league in Cairns called CBL [Cairns Baseball League] as a breakthrough Bandits player.
References
- ^ a b Minor League Baseball statistics
- ^ "Olympic Baseball Statistics". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "WBC Batting Leaders". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- ^ Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League).
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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