Stephen "Steve" Charles Balboni (born January 16, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball player with the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers. He was a player with good home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run power. He also occasionally went by the nickname "Bones" -- a play on words due to his substantial girth.

New York Yankees (1981-1983, 1989-1990)
Kansas City Royals (1984-1988)
Seattle Mariners (1988)
Texas Rangers (1993)
181 Career Home Runs
Finished 3rd in the A.L. in Home Runs (36) in 1985 College career
Balboni played in the minors off and on from 1978 to 1993. In a total of 9 seasons in the minors, he hit 239 home runs and drove in 772 runs. He also struck out 930 times. His career minor league batting average was .261. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 1979 with the Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League and in 1980 for the Nashville Sounds of the Southern League.
Balboni led the league in home runs six different seasons, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1992 and 1993. He led the league in Runs Batted In in 4 seasons, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1992. He led the league in strikeouts in 2 seasons, 1979 and 1981. He homered every 14.6 at bats and struck out every 3.8 at bats in the Minors.

See also

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
The Curse of the Balboni