My Take
Paul O'Neill is one of those players who made you feel every at-bat personally, and honestly that intensity is exactly why Yankees fans adored him. The guy came over from Cincinnati in 1993 and just transformed — from a solid Reds outfielder into a five-time World Series champion and the emotional heartbeat of one of baseball's greatest dynasties. That 1994 AL batting title at .359 is criminally underrated because the strike cut the season short and robbed him of his moment in the spotlight. He wasn't a flashy home-run slugger; he was a grinder who battled pitchers at-bat after at-bat, and his defensive work in right field at Yankee Stadium was quietly excellent. The September 2001 Stadium farewell with fans chanting his name during one of the darkest weeks in New York's history still gives me chills — that's the kind of bond that goes beyond box scores.
Overview
Paul Andrew O'Neill (born February 25, 1963) is an American former baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1985–1992) and New York Yankees (1993–2001). O'Neill compiled 281 home runs, 1,269 runs batted in, 2,107 hits, and a lifetime batting average of .288. He won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul O'Neill
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・オニール
- Reading
- ぽーる・おにーる
- Born
- February 25, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Brookhaven High School
- University
- Otterbein University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.