Jay Buhner
Jay Buhner was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on August 13th, 1964 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 59, Jay Buhner biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Minor league career
Buhner was drafted in the second round of the Pittsburgh Pirates' sophomore season in January 1984. In the Class A short season, he signed in late May and played for the Watertown Pirates in the Class A short season New York–Penn League.
Buhner was traded to the New York Yankees with infielder Dale Berra as part of a five-player contract for outfielder Steve Kemp and shortstop Tim Foli, a former Pirate. Buhner was in the Class A Florida State League for two seasons, then the Columbus Clippers in 1987 brought up Triple A in the International League, with 31 home runs. Columbus finished second in the regular season, but the governors' Cup and the league championship were swept in the four-team playoffs.
Major league career
Buhner made his minor league debut in 1987 on September 11 and appeared in seven games that year. In 1988, he was back and forth between Columbus and New York, batting.188 (13 for 69), with three home runs in three stints for the big club, as well as two career minor leaguers (Rich Balabon and Troy Evers), in exchange for designated hitter Ken Phelps, a Seattle native.
The trade, often described as one of the Yankees' worst and one of the Mariners' best, was referenced on the television sitcom Seinfeld's January 1996 episode "The Caddy." George Steinbrenner, the Yankees' owner, arrives at George Costanza's parents' house to mistakenly inform them that their son is dead. Frank Costanza's only reaction (played by Jerry Stiller) is: "What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?" says the narrator. Last year, he had 30 home runs and over 100 RBIs. You don't know what the hell you're doing? Ken Phelps' bat has a following in my baseball family, but my baseball colleagues adore him.They kept saying, ‘Ken Phelps!
("Ken Phelps!) The clip was played at Safeco Field when Buhner was inducted into the Mariners' Hall of Fame in August 2004.Buhner's career began in 1991, hitting 27 home runs with 77 RBI, taking a big home run against his former team in Yankee Stadium in July, and having continued success against the Yankees. He became the first Mariner to reach for the cycle in an extra-inning home game against the Oakland Athletics on June 23, 1993. Buhner started his bike with a grand slam in the first inning and then hit a triple in the 14th inning to bring it to a close; he later scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Although he was known for his tendency to strike out, he nevertheless developed a patience at the plate that allowed him to walk 100 times in a season (1993 and 1997) and to record a career OBP of.359. He had developed into one of the top offensive players in the game's three seasons (1995, 1996, and 1997), becoming the tenth player to do so (and the first since Frank Howard in 1970).
During his career, the Mariners' "Jay Buhner Buzz Cut Night" was a popular event, in which visitors would have free admission in the right field seats if they had a shaved head. For people with hair, free buzz cuts were given. Buhner himself gave buzz cuts to fans of all ages, as well as females. Buhner's at-bat music during home games was George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone."
Buhner retired in December at age 37 as one of Mariners' most popular players after a 116-win 2001 season. Although his jersey number 19 has not been released since, it hasn't been officially retired, per the team's policy regarding retired numbers. After spending substantial money on the team for the entire season, the Mariners must have spent at least five years with the team and be named to the Hall of Fame or barely miss the election.
Buhner holds the Mariners' highest strike out percentage since 1954 and has the lowest base percentage since 1954 – 6 stolen bases against 24 times confiscated for a success rate of 20%. (Caught stealing figures are not complete until the 1954 season, when Major League Baseball first kept official records).
Buhner and his family remained in Sammamish, Washington, since his playing days. Gunnar's uncle played baseball for Lewis–Clark State College and competed for the Philadelphia Phillies' farm team in the Gulf Coast League in 2017.