Benny Agbayani

Benny Agbayani is one of those guys who quietly carved out a genuinely interesting career without ever becoming a household name, and I kind of love that about him. A Filipino-American kid from Honolulu who worked his way up to the New York Mets — that's already a great story — but then he also crossed the Pacific to play for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's NPB, which gives his career this cool, globe-spanning arc. He was never a superstar, but he was a solid outfielder who contributed on a Mets squad during their late-90s and early-2000s run, and the fact that he took his game to Japan after the majors shows a real love of the sport over ego. Honolulu to New York to Chiba — not bad for a Capricorn grinder.

Name (English)

Benny Agbayani

Name (Japanese)

ベニー・アグバヤニ

Reading

べにー・あぐばやに

Born

December 28, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

Origin

Honolulu, United States

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Hawaii Pacific University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B0%E3%83%90%E3%83%A4%E3%83%8B

Tags

• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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