Emilio José Bonifácio Del Rosario (born April 23, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

[3] On July 22, 2008, Bonifácio was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Washington Nationals in exchange for pitcher Jon Rauch and was optioned to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.

On November 11, 2008, he was traded to the Florida Marlins for left fielder Josh Willingham and pitcher Scott Olsen.

Bonifácio was activated on July 13, and replaced teammate Giancarlo Stanton, who went to the disabled list after having surgery on his right knee.

On November 19, 2012, Bonifácio was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Josh Johnson, José Reyes, John Buck, and Mark Buehrle, in exchange for Jeff Mathis, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Álvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Anthony DeSclafani, and Justin Nicolino.

[7] On January 18, 2013, it was announced that the Blue Jays had avoided arbitration with Bonifácio, signing him to a one-year contract worth $2.6 million.

On August 14, 2013, Bonifácio was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash or a player to be named later.

[14] Bonifácio hit his first home run as a Cub on June 7, snapping the longest homer-less streak of any active player, excluding pitchers.

[15] On July 31, 2014, Bonifácio was traded along with James Russell to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for catching prospect Víctor Caratini.

[21] In 13 games for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, he slashed .469/.544/.510 with no home runs, three RBI, and six stolen bases.

On December 18, 2015, Bonifácio signed a one-year contract worth $1.25 million to return to the Atlanta Braves.

However, Bonifácio was not eligible for a call up until May 7, as Major League Baseball ruled that the team had to wait 30 days after Bonifacio's release date of April 6 to recall him.

[28][29] In 28 games split between the Double–A Jackson Generals and the Triple–A Reno Aces, Bonifacio hit .302/.336/.425 with 1 home run, 7 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.

[31] On January 28, 2019, Bonifácio signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that included an invitation to spring training.

[38] As a kid, growing up in the city of Santo Domingo, he started learning to play baseball in a small baseball field located a street below "el Parque Mirador Sur", where kids of all ages played for the league "Abraham" ("Liga Abraham" in Spanish).