Benny Agbayani
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| Left fielder | |||
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Born: December 28, 1971 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: June 17, 1998, for the New York Mets | |||
| NPB: 2004, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: September 29, 2002, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| NPB: 2009, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .274 | ||
| Home runs | 39 | ||
| Runs batted in | 156 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .283 | ||
| Home runs | 90 | ||
| Runs batted in | 360 | ||
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Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr. a.k.a. The Hawaiian Hammer (/æɡbaɪˈɑːni/; born December 28, 1971) is a retired professional baseball player. Born in Hawaii to Filipino and Samoan parents, he attended Saint Louis School and Hawaii Pacific University. He also attended the Oregon Institute of Technology. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
He was originally drafted by the California Angels but did not sign. Agbayani was later drafted in the 30th round by the New York Mets on June 3, 1993. He became a local star at the Triple-A minor league team, the Norfolk Tides. He has since been part of the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals organizations. He last played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japanese Pacific League.
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