Texas Rangers Bourgeois was drafted as a
shortstop in the second round (56th overall) of the
2000 Major League Baseball draft by the
Texas Rangers. He played in the Rangers minor league system until 2004, reaching as high as Double-A.
Atlanta Braves On March 23, 2005, the
Atlanta Braves claimed Bourgeois off waivers from the Rangers. He spent the entire season with the Triple-A
Richmond Braves, batting .240 with two home runs and 16 RBI in 119 games. In 107 games with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, he batted .277 with four home runs and 38 RBI while stealing 23 bases in 30 attempts. He was recalled by the White Sox on September 6, , and made his major league debut on September 9 against the
Toronto Blue Jays as a
pinch runner. Bourgeois is the last player to get his first major league
hit at the original
Yankee Stadium.
Milwaukee Brewers On November 24, 2008, the
Milwaukee Brewers signed Bourgeois to a minor league deal with an invitation to
spring training. He was assigned to play for with the
Triple-A Nashville Sounds of the
Pacific Coast League. He would hit .189/.250/.270 in 24 games for Milwaukee in 2009, but did hit his first big league home run off of the
Pittsburgh Pirates'
Zach Duke on August 28. On August 12, 2009, he was called to play for the Brewers to replace
Bill Hall, who was
designated for assignment. This would be the first of two times that Bourgeois would replace Bill Hall on a Major League roster. The second came on June 4, 2011, when the
Houston Astros released Hall after activating Bourgeois from the disabled list.
Houston Astros Bourgeois was claimed off waivers by the
Houston Astros on October 26, 2009. On January 20, 2010, Bourgeois, who was
designated for assignment by the Astros, accepted his assignment to
Triple A Round Rock after clearing waivers. On June 20, 2010, Bourgeois,
Jason Castro and
Chris Johnson were added to the major league roster and
Casey Daigle,
Cory Sullivan and
Kevin Cash were designated for assignment. Bourgeois played in 69 games for the Astros that year, batting .220 with 3 RBI. Later that year on July 31, he would hit his second major league home run off of
Chris Narveson and his former team, the Brewers.
Kansas City Royals On March 20, 2012, Bourgeois was traded to the
Kansas City Royals along with
Humberto Quintero for minor leaguer
Kevin Chapman and a player to be named later. He appeared in 30 games for the Royals during the 2012 season, batting .258 with 5 RBI and five stolen bases. After clearing waivers, he elected to become a free agent on November 12.
Tampa Bay Rays On December 5, 2012, the
Tampa Bay Rays signed Bourgeois to a minor league contract, with no guaranteed invite to Spring Training. Bourgeois played most of his season with the Triple-A
Durham Bulls, batting .290 with two home runs and 61 RBI in 90 games. He was designated for assignment on August 23, 2013.
Cincinnati Reds On November 5, 2013, Bourgeois signed with the
Cincinnati Reds with an invite to Spring Training. On September 1, 2014, the Reds selected Bourgeois' contract from the Triple-A
Louisville Bats, and he hit .242/.265/.303 in 18 games. He began the season with the Triple-A
Reno Aces, batting .356 with 9 RBI in 33 games. He was assigned to the Triple-A
Charlotte Knights, where he hit .273 with three home runs and 38 RBI in 89 games to finish the season. On January 17, 2017, Bourgeois was re-signed by the White Sox to a minor league deal. He returned to Charlotte for the year, playing in 68 contests and hitting .266/.303/.351 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.
Tigres de Quintana Roo On December 4, 2017, Bourgeois signed with the
Tigres de Quintana Roo of the
Mexican Baseball League. He was released on July 15, 2018. ==Coaching career==