Career
Bergman started his career at Haarlem based Nicols and later at Decision Support System. The longest period of his career he played for Pioniers from Hoofddorp. He was first selected for the Netherlands" youth squad in 1997 for which he played three seasons. Bergman was first selected for the Netherlands national baseball team in 2003.
There he teamed up with Pioniers team mates Robin van Doornspeek and Roger Kops, who are also both pitchers.
Bergman took part in the 2003 World Portuguese Tournament, the European Baseball Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification tournament. The Dutch eventually finished in fourth position.
In March 2006 he was part of the squad that took part in the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico. Bergman played 11⁄3 inning against Puerto Rico in which he was hit four times and gave one Reserve Bank of India away.
2006 was one of Bergman"s best years ever.
2009 In March 2009 he was part of the squad that took part in the 2009 World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico and United States of America. David Bergman was named Holland Series Most Valuable Player.