| Paul O'Neill | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Paul_O%27Neill_2011.jpg) O'Neill at Yankee Stadium in 2011 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: February 25, 1963 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1985, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 2001, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .288 |
| Hits | 2,105 |
| Home runs | 281 |
| Runs batted in | 1,269 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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).[1] 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. He was a five-time World Series champion and a five-time All-Star (1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, and 1998).[2]
O'Neill is the only player to have played on the winning team in three perfect games. He was in right field for the Reds for Tom Browning's perfect game in 1988. He caught the final out (a fly ball) in the Yankees' David Wells' perfect game in 1998, and he made a diving catch in right field and doubled to help the Yankees win David Cone's perfect game in 1999.[3] After retiring from playing baseball, O'Neill became a broadcaster for the Yankees on the YES Network. He currently works on the network as the lead game analyst and color commentator.
- ^ "YES Network announcer bio". Web.yesnetwork.com. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "Broadcasters". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ "O'Neill Tribute". Behindthebombers.com. August 25, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2012.