He has also managed the Nicaraguan national team as well as Gigantes de Rivas in the 2024 Caribbean Series Benard moved to Los Angeles with his mother and father when he was 12.

[1] After a stellar prep career at Bell High School, he attended El Camino College (Torrance, CA) freshman year.

[5] Benard was employed as a hitting coach for the San Diego Padres' short-season Class A Northwest League affiliate, the Tri-City Dust Devils, for the 2015 season.

[6] He is currently employed as a color commentator for the Giants' Spanish-language radio broadcasts, working road games alongside Erwin Higueros.

[7] Benard managed Gigantes de Rivas, champions of the 2023–24 Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, at the 2024 Caribbean Series (taking over from Germán Mesa).