Bob Horner

Bob Horner is one of those players who felt almost too good to be true — an Arizona kid who skipped the minors entirely, went straight from Arizona State to the Atlanta Braves, and won NL Rookie of the Year in 1978 like it was nothing. Third baseman with genuine power, the kind of guy who could carry a lineup on a hot summer night. What really gets me is the Japan chapter: he spent 1987 with the Yakult Swallows, and the Japanese fans absolutely loved him — this big American slugger embracing a completely different baseball culture. That crossover story alone makes him more interesting than half the Hall of Fame candidates who never left the States. His career was shorter than it should have been, injuries being the cruel tax on big bodies, but when Bob Horner connected, you remembered it.

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Name (English)

Bob Horner

Name (Japanese)

ボブ・ホーナー

Reading

ぼぶ・ほーなー

Born

August 6, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Apollo High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Horner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4932854

Tags

• Arizona
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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