Paul O'Neill

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.

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

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Brookhaven High School

University

Otterbein University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.pauloneill21.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/PaulONeillYES
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

Tags

• Ohio
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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