Warming Bernabel

Warming Bernabel
Colorado Rockies – No. 25
First baseman
Born: (2002-06-06) June 6, 2002
Bani, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2025, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through August 18, 2025)
Batting average.301
Home runs4
Runs batted in13
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Warming Jose Bernabel (born June 6, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Career

Bernabel signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.[1] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Rockies.

Bernabel did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He returned in 2021 to play for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies and Single–A Fresno Grizzlies and played 2022 with Fresno and the High–A Spokane Indians.[3] After the 2022 season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[4]

On November 15, 2022, the Rockies added Bernabel to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He was optioned to the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats to begin the 2023 season. In 83 games for Hartford, Bernabel hit .225/.270/.338 with 6 home runs and 28 RBI.

Bernabel was again optioned to Double–A Hartford to begin the 2024 season.[6] However, on March 28, 2024, Bernabel was designated for assignment following the promotion of Alan Trejo.[7] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Hartford on March 30.[8] He had his contract selected back to the major league roster on July 26, 2025.[9]

Bernabel was named National League Player of the Week for the week of July 28-August 3, 2025, shortly after his debut with the Rockies.[10]

Personal life

Bernabel's first name Warming is a portmanteau of his father's name, Warren, and his grandfather's name, Ming.[11]

On December 3, 2023, Bernabel and his wife were the victims of a robbery attempt in the Dominican Republic, an incident in which he suffered multiple gunshots to the back.[12]

References

  1. ^ "One to Watch: Warming Bernabel Stands Out Among Rockies Farm Hands". Medium. August 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Etkin, Jack (March 3, 2022). "Rockies' Warming Bernabel Looks For Longer At-Bats In 2022". Baseball America. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. ^ Callis, Jim; Dykstra, Sam; Mayo, Jonathan (September 29, 2022). "Arizona Fall League 2022 sleepers". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Joins 40-man roster". cbssports.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Sent to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Adams, Steve (June 20, 2025). "Rockies Outright Warming Bernabel". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Outrighted to Double-A". CBSSports.com. March 31, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  9. ^ Leckie, Paige (July 27, 2025). "Warming Bernabel called up to make MLB debut with Rockies". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "Colorado's Warming Bernabel named National League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet; Boston's Trevor Story named American League Player of the Week presented by Chevrolet". MLB.com. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "2025 Colorado Rockies Game Notes" (PDF). MLB.com. August 10, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  12. ^ Zahlmann, Luke (December 6, 2023). "Rockies notebook: Colorado keeps pitching emphasis as part of offseason plan during winter meetings". Denver Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
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