Position - 1B/OF
DOB - February 5, 1979
Bats - L
Throws - L
Height - 6' 2"
Weight - 216 lbs
Resides - Trinity Beach, Queensland, Australia
School -
Pro Experience - 10th season
Acquired - Signed by Pirates as a minor league free agent, 11/7/05

10th professional season
Back for his second stint as a Pirates’ minor leaguer after signing as a free agent this past off-season
Spent entire 2003 season with Altoona, hitting .281 with 10 HR and 61 RBI in 125 games
Missed entire 2005 campaign while recovering from left shoulder surgery
Staple of the Australian National Team, having played in two Olympic Games and the inaugural World Baseball Classic this March
Earned a Silver Medal with the Australian team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens

Played for Australia at the inaugural World Baseball Classic and went 0-for-5 with an RBI in three games
Opened regular season in extended spring training with a back injury before joining Altoona on 4/24
Spent entire season with the Curve and was named the club’s 2006 Most Valuable Player after hitting .303 with 10 HR and 74 RBI in 109 games
Finished 2nd in the Eastern League in batting (.303) and 3rd in on-base percentage (.379)
In his first game of the season, hit a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Curve’s 5-4 win vs. Portland on 4/25
Tied a Curve franchise record with five hits (5-for-6) on 5/3 @ Erie
Hit safely in each of his first 13 games with the Curve (.404, 23x57) and posted a .352 mark (31x88) over his first 21 games, hitting safely in 19 contests
Hit Altoona’s first grand slam of the season on 5/12 vs. Binghamton
Was selected to participate in the E.L. All-Star Game on 7/12 @ Blair County Ballpark and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player after going 3-for-5 with three RBI
Posted four hits (4-for-5), including a home run, on 7/19 @ Akron
Hit his second grand slam of the season and knocked in all six Curve runs in a 6-1 win @ Connecticut on 7/29
Was out of action for six games from 8/13-8/18 with a sprained left ankle
Drilled a first-inning, three-run homer to key the Curve’s playoff-clinching 4-2 win vs. Akron on 8/30
Hit .377 (26x69) in 21 games during the month of August
In five E.L. playoff contests, went 7-for-18 (.389) with one homer and four RBI

Missed entire season while recovering from surgery to repair an injured rotator cuff in his left shoulder
Released by Boston Red Sox organization on 1/25

Brett Nicholas Roneberg
Has played in two Olympic Summer Games for Australia, winning a Silver Medal during the 2004 games in Athens, Greece
Played for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian League at the age of 16
Originally signed by Marlins’ scout Jon Deeble
Fans and family in Australia have followed his entire career on the family website - www.ronebergcairns.com