The Resume

(June 12, 1974- )
Outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants (1993-2002) and New York Yankees (2003- )
332 home runs and 889 RBIs in 1,268 games with .304 batting average (Japan)
Central League MVP (1996, 2000, 02)
#55

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname is Godzilla.
In an effort to attract him, George Steinbrenner allowed Bernie Williams and Jason Giambi to participate in an all-star tour to recruit him.
He turned down a six billion yen five year deal from the Yomiuri Giants in 2000 so he could become a free agent in 2002.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is a left handed batter.
He signed a three year $21 million contract to play with the New York Yankees (2003-05).
He turned down a four year $33 million offer (to stay with the Yomiuri Giants to play with the Yankees.
His first choice was to play with the Yankees, so he did not pursue other U.S. teams.
Due to this deal, Major League baseball agreed to allow more Yankee games to be shown in Japan.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Iron Man Streaks (Ranked: 519)
• Baseball Players
• Boston Phoenix's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World [April 2006] (Ranked: 91)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6121974)
• Horse Faces
• I Played For the Yankees and Athletics
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Los Angeles Angels
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 6501-6750 (Ranked: 6643)
• Ravaged Faces
• Shares Anne Frank's Birthday [June 12th] (Ranked: 1974)
• The My Hero Project
• World Series MVPs (Ranked: 2009)
• Yahoo!'s Top 10 Baseball Player Searches [2003] (Ranked: 6)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 47 Votes: 19.15% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1785 Votes: 67.51% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 225 Votes: 56.89% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 50 Votes: 74.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 876 Votes: 67.12% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 395 Votes: 64.30% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 111 Votes: 47.75% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 156 Votes: 57.05% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 135 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 488 Votes: 65.78% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1343 Votes: 68.21% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1338 Votes: 67.71% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 643 Votes: 75.58% Annoying