Niela have three children; daughters Aleia and Ailana and son Bruin. Aleia currently attends UC Berkeley and plays for their softball team. He is of Samoan, Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese and Portuguese descent. Following his retirement, Agbayani was hired as an educational assistant at Mililani High School in Oahu in 2010. Agbayani is currently a ramp agent for Hawaiian Airlines. He is also the softball head coach at ʻIolani School in Honolulu, where both of his daughters attended as well as played softball. Career and achievements Agbayani is one of ten known players in Major League Baseball history with a Filipino background, either by birth, citizenship, or heritage. He is a 1989 inductee of Hawaii High School Athletic Association Hall Of Honor. His daughter Ailana, whom he coached in softball at ʻIolani School, is a 2022 inductee. Despite having only limited and occasional success in the Major Leagues, Agbayani was a popular figure with fans, particular in New York, where his successes were often met with "Benny, Benny!" chants as well as "Benny and the Mets", a parody of Elton John's Bennie and the Jets. References External links Baseball Reference minor league statistics MLB historical statistics 1971 births Living people American baseball players of Filipino descent American expatriate baseball players in Japan American people of Samoan descent Baseball players from Honolulu Binghamton Mets players Boston Red Sox players Chiba Lotte Marines players Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Hawaii Pacific Sharks baseball players Hawaiian Airlines Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball replacement players Native Hawaiian people of Filipino descent New York Mets players Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters Norfolk Tides players Omaha Royals players Oregon Institute of Technology alumni Pawtucket Red Sox players Saint Louis School alumni American people of Ilocano descent Cañeros de Los Mochis players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Pittsfield Mets players St. Lucie Mets players