Carlos Eugene Bernier Rodríguez[1] (January 28, 1927 – April 6, 1989) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played one full season as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
[2] In 1952, Bernier was named the PCL's Rookie of the Year by the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association.
[3] For the 1953 Pirates, Bernier collected 66 hits, including seven doubles, eight triples, and three home runs, in 310 at bats.
On May 2, Bernier tied a modern major league record with three triples in a game,[4] becoming the 15th player to perform this feat in the post-Deadball era, and the first since Ben Chapman in 1939,[5] as well the first National League player since Lance Richbourg in 1929.