Bob Horner

ボブ・ホーナー　/　ぼぶ・ほーなー

American baseball player

August 6, 1957 (age 68)　・　Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

Arizona
baseball player

My Take

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.

Overview

James Robert Horner (August 6, 1957 – May 26, 2026) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as a third baseman and a first baseman from 1978 to 1988, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves where he was named the 1978 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 1982 National League All-Star team.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bob Horner
Name (Japanese): ボブ・ホーナー
Reading: ぼぶ・ほーなー
Born: August 6, 1957 (age 68)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rooster
Origin: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Apollo High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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