Christian Stanford Bergman (born May 4, 1988) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Amateur career

Bergman attended St. Francis High School in La Canada, California, where he pitched and also played

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and

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. As a senior, Bergman went 10–2 with a 1.54 ERA, and also batted .343. After high school, Bergman attended the

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. As a freshman, Bergman went 0–4 with a 4.98 ERA. Bergman improved as a sophomore, going 5–2, compiling a 1.94 ERA, and a 0.64 ERA in conference play. During his junior season, Bergman held a record of 9-3 and had an ERA of 3.50. Bergman also went 9–3 with a 3.72 ERA as a senior.

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Bergman was drafted by the

in the 24th round of the

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out of

. He was called up on June 9, 2014, and made his major league debut the same day. He got his first career win August 24, 2014 vs. the

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. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up 4 runs. The Rockies won the game 7–4. Bergman started 10 games for the Rockies, going 3–5 with a 5.93 ERA. In 2015, Bergman pitched mainly out of the bullpen while also spot starting in 4 games for the Rockies. Bergman made 15 appearances for Colorado in 2016, struggling to an 8.39 ERA with 22 strikeouts over innings pitched. On October 12, 2016, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A

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. Bergman elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.

Seattle Mariners

On December 1, 2016, Bergman signed a minor league contract with the

. He had his contract selected to the major league roster on May 7, 2017. He was sent outright to Triple-A

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on August 4. He had his contract selected to the major league roster a second time on August 12. He was designated for assignment on August 15, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A

the next day. He had his contract selected to the major league roster a third time on August 28. For a third time he was sent outright to Triple-A

on September 1. He elected free agency following the season on October 2. Bergman re-signed with the Mariners organization on a new minor league contract on January 16, 2018. He had his contract selected to the major league roster on May 16. He was sent outright to Triple-A

on September 1. He elected free agency on October 2. On January 23, 2019, Bergman signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on March 20. On April 15, 2019, Bergman signed with the

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of the

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. The following day, prior to the start of the ALPB season, his contract was purchased by the

. He was released by Sugar Land on May 30.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On June 10, 2019, Bergman signed back with the

of the

. In 5 starts, he struggled to an 0–2 record and 8.53 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 19 innings. Bergman was released by the Skeeters on July 12.

References

External links

UC Irvine Anteaters
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