Background
Neel was born in Freeport, Texas.
Neel was born in Freeport, Texas.
He attended Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University before his professional baseball career. Neel finished his professional baseball career in 2001 playing with the Doosan Bears in of Korea.
After a solid start in Major League Baseball, Neel moved to Japan and compiled strong numbers in six seasons playing Nippon Professional Baseball. Neel played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics primarily as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1992 to 1994. Moving to Japan, he had a successful baseball career for the Orix BlueWave, playing with them for six seasons from 1995 until 2000.
Neel was the Most Valuable Player in the 1996 Japan Series, as the BlueWave defeated the Yomiuri Giants 4-games-to-1.
Neel had 6 Reserve Bank of India in the Series.