Christophe Hérard

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born January 20, 1971

Biographical Information

Christophe Hérard played in the Division Elite and for the French national team.

He was one of the founders of the Montigny Cougars. In the 1994 Baseball World Cup, he was 0 for 3, backing up Jamel Boutagra at catcher. He went 2 for 3 with a run in the 1995 European Championship, again backing up Boutagra. As of 9/2/25, the first season for which domestic stats are available is 1999, when the 28-year-old hit .264/.366/.481 for the Cougars. (all French stats listed are from this source)

Hérard hit .386/.446/.693 for the 2000 Cougars, with 30 runs and 34 RBI in 25 games, going deep 7 times. He led the team in homers and RBI. He broke David Meurant's team record for homers. During 2001, he fell to .273/.339/.455 then .222/.318/.344 in 2002. His next appearance in France's top league was 2009; by this time, he had also served as the team's president. The 38-year-old was 7 for 31 with 2 doubles, a homer, 3 runs, 8 RBI and 5 walks.

The veteran took over the managerial reins for 2010. He still played a bit, hitting .241/.359/.315. He struck out in his lone at-bat in 2011 and finished his career in the French minors in '12, at .375/.483/.417.