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Benny Agbayani
Benny Agbayani (Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr.), Hawaiian outfielder for the Mets, Rockies, Red Sox, and Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines; 2000 Mets playoff hero with Tokyo Dome grand slam, NLDS walk-off, and Subway Series go-ahead double.
Bernie Williams
Bernie Williams (Bernabe Williams), born 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a former Yankees center fielder (1991-2006), four-time World Series champion, 1998 AL batting champion, five-time All-Star, and later a Manhattan School of Music-trained jazz guitarist.
Bert Blyleven
Bert Blyleven (Rik Aalbert Blyleven), Dutch-born MLB pitcher (1970-1992), 287 wins, 3,701 strikeouts, famed curveball; elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011 on 14th ballot after sabermetric campaign.
Bert Campaneris
Bert Campaneris (Dagoberto Campaneris), Cuban-born MLB shortstop (1964-1983) for the Kansas City/Oakland A's, six-time AL stolen-base leader, played all nine positions in one 1965 game, won three World Series with Oakland.
Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine: nickname for the 1970s Cincinnati Reds dynasty, 1970-1976, managed by Sparky Anderson; five division titles, four pennants, and back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and 1976 behind Rose, Morgan, Bench, and Perez.
Bill Buckner
Bill Buckner (William Joseph Buckner, 1949–2019), American MLB first baseman and left fielder over 22 seasons (1969–1990) with the Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Angels, and Royals; 2,715 hits, 1980 NL batting title, and the famous Game 6 error in the 1986 World Series.
Bill James
Bill James (born 1949), American baseball writer and statistician, father of sabermetrics; created Runs Created, Pythagorean expectation, and Win Shares; self-published the 1977 Baseball Abstract and advised the Boston Red Sox 2002–2019.
Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)
Bill "Spaceman" Lee (born 1946) is an American left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (1969-78) and Montreal Expos (1979-82), 119-90 with a 3.62 ERA, 1973 All-Star, 1975 World Series starter, later Vermont gubernatorial candidate.
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Mazeroski (1936–2026), Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman 1956–1972, hit the only walk-off home run in World Series Game 7 history (1960) and holds the MLB record of 1,706 double plays at second base; Hall of Fame 2001.
Bill Mueller
Bill Mueller, born William Richard Mueller in 1971, is an American former MLB third baseman who won the 2003 AL batting title and hit two grand slams from opposite sides of the plate in one game.
Bill Terry
Bill Terry (1898-1989), New York Giants first baseman 1923-36 and manager 1932-41; last NL player to hit .400 (.401, 254 hits, 1930); career .341, 2,193 hits; won 1933 World Series; Hall of Fame 1954.
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck, born William Louis Veeck Jr., was an American Major League Baseball owner and executive known for running the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and Chicago White Sox.
Billy Bean
Billy Bean (1964–2024), MLB outfielder 1987–1995 with Tigers, Dodgers, Padres (.226, 5 HR), came out publicly in 1999, wrote Going the Other Way, and served as MLB's first Ambassador for Inclusion from 2014 until his death.
Billy Beane
Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics general manager from 1997 and later Senior Adviser, pioneered the sabermetric 'Moneyball' approach, winning seven AL West titles on low payrolls.
Billy Evans
Billy Evans refers mainly to William George Evans (1884-1956), Hall of Fame AL umpire from 1906, first MLB general manager; also an Olympic basketball gold medalist (1932-2020) and an ABA guard (born 1947).
Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)
Sliding Billy Hamilton (William Robert Hamilton, born February 1866, Newark NJ; died 1940), 19th-century Hall of Fame center fielder; .344 average, 914 stolen bases, 196 runs in 1894; elected 1961. Not the modern Reds outfielder of the same name.
Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990)
Billy Hamilton (born 1990, Taylorsville, MS) is a speed-specialist MLB outfielder, 2013-2023, mainly Reds; set the professional single-season stolen base record, 155, in 2012; 326 career MLB steals. Not the Hall of Fame "Sliding Billy" Hamilton.
Billy Martin
Billy Martin (Alfred Manuel Martin, 1928-1989), American baseball second baseman and manager; 1953 World Series star with the Yankees, 1977 World Series-winning manager, five stints under Steinbrenner, Billyball with Oakland.
Billy Wagner
Billy Wagner (William Edward Wagner, born 1971), nicknamed Billy the Kid, is a Hall of Fame left-handed closer for the Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, and Braves with 422 saves, elected in 2025 on his final BBWAA ballot.
Billy Williams
Billy Williams (born 1938, Whistler, Alabama), "Sweet Swingin' Billy," Cubs left fielder 1959–1974 and Oakland A's 1975–1976; 2,711 hits, 426 home runs, 1961 NL Rookie of the Year, 1972 NL batting champion, 1,117-game streak, Hall of Fame 1987.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Binghamton Rumble Ponies, formerly Binghamton Mets, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the New York Mets since 1992 at Mirabito Stadium; four Eastern League titles (1992, 1994, 2014, 2025), record 90-46 championship season in 2025.
Birmingham Barons
The Birmingham Barons are a Minor League Baseball team in Birmingham, Alabama, the Double-A Southern League affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, playing at Regions Field since 2013.
Black Sox Scandal
Black Sox Scandal: 1919 World Series fix by eight Chicago White Sox players, also called the Chicago Black Sox conspiracy. Indicted 1920, acquitted 1921, banned for life by Commissioner Landis; myths about Comiskey's cheapness debunked.
Blake Butera
Blake Butera (born Aug. 7, 1992), Washington Nationals MLB manager since October 2025 and youngest since 1972; former Tampa Bay Rays farm director, 258-144 minor league manager.
Blake Snell
Blake Snell (Zilla), born 1992, American MLB left-handed pitcher for the Dodgers; two-time Cy Young winner (2018 Rays, 2023 Padres), 2024 no-hitter with Giants, 2025 World Series champion.
Blake Treinen
Blake Treinen (born 1988, Wichita, Kansas) is an MLB right-handed relief pitcher for the Dodgers, formerly Nationals and Athletics; 2018 AL All-Star with 38 saves and 0.78 ERA; two-time World Series champion (2020, 2024).
Blaze Jordan
Blaze Jordan (born 2002) is an MLB corner infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals; drafted 2020 3rd round by Boston, traded for Steven Matz, debuted June 12, 2026.
Bo Bichette
Bo Bichette, MLB infielder, son of Dante Bichette; Blue Jays shortstop 2019-2025, two-time All-Star, twice AL hits leader, 2025 World Series Game 7 homer off Ohtani; now New York Mets third baseman.
Bo Jackson
Bo Jackson (Vincent Edward Jackson, born 1962, Bessemer, Alabama), American two-sport star: 1985 Heisman Trophy at Auburn, MLB outfielder (Royals, White Sox, Angels) and Raiders running back, first athlete named to All-Star Games in two major sports, career ended by 1991 hip injury.
Bob Feller
Bob Feller (1918-2010), "Rapid Robert," Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame pitcher, 266-162, 2,581 strikeouts, three no-hitters; lost nearly four seasons to WWII Navy service; first MLBPA president.