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Paul O’Neill

Former New York Yankee All-Star

Career Highlights: O’Neill is one of the most beloved former New York Yankee players of all time…He is fondly remembered by Yankee fans as the “heart and soul” of the team’s dynasty in the 1990s…O’Neill retired in 2001 after spending nine seasons with the Yankees after spending the first eight years of his career with the Cincinnati Reds…O’Neill made six World Series appearances and earned five World Series rings including winning 23 of the 30 World Series games he appeared in…O’Neill also played in five MLB All-Star games…He held the American league batting title in 1994 with a .359 average…From July 23, 1995 until May 7, 1997, O’Neill played 235 games without making an error...O’Neill led the American League in hitting in 1997 with men on base with a .429 average…He became the oldest major leaguer to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season (August 25, 2001)…In a 17-year career, O’Neill compiled a lifetime batting average of .288, 281 homeruns, 1,269 runs batted in, and 2,105 hits…O’Neill is the only player in major league history to play on the winning side of three perfect games (Browning, Wells and Cone)…Currently is in his eighth season as the Pre and Post Game Studio Analyst, as well as a color analyst for Yankee broadcasts on the YES Network.

Updated: May 2009
Courtesy NBC

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