Bert Heffernan
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Bertram Alexander Heffernan (born March 3, 1965 in Centereach, New York
Centereach, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,285 people, 8,176 households, and 6,998 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,429.4 per square mile . There were 8,329 housing units at an average density of 1,046.8/sq mi...

) is a former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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 player. Heffernan played for the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

 in the season. He played just eight games in his career, having one hit
Hit (baseball)
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 in eleven at-bats.

Heffernan was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
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 in the 9th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
1988 Major League Baseball Draft
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 and signed on June 2, .

After playing in the minor leagues for Milwaukee, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
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 in , but would not play in the majors for them. In 2002, he was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame.

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