Bates Bentley

Bates Bentley
Art by @Wizard_Party
Basic Information
Position	Lineup Player
Team	Hawai'i Fridays
Former Team(s)	New York Millennials, Hawai'i Fridays
Status	Incinerated
Batting	(4.7)
Pitching	(2.9)
Defense	(3.6)
Running	(3.8)
Items	Frosty Head Necklace +1 ●●○
Dates Active	Jul 20, 2020–present
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page
Personal Information
Evolution	Base
Peanut Allergy	Not Allergic
Pregame Ritual	Napping
Coffee Style	Macchiato
Blood Type	Basic
Fate	54
Biographical Details
Pronouns	He/Him
Side Hustle	Soundcloud Rapper (Retired)
Other Background Information
Dislikes	Weakness

Bates Bentley is a lineup player for the San Francisco Lovers, and has been with the team since Season 19, Day 3. Bentley has previously played for the New York Millennials and the Hawai'i Fridays.

Official League Record

Bentley joined the ILB as a pitcher for the New York Millennials with the Return of Blaseball. Bentley was switched to a lineup player for the same team as a result of the "The Best Defense" blessing at the end of Season 6, swapping positions with Penelope Mathews, the team's worst hitter.

Season 12

On Season 12, Day 50, Bentley was exchanged to the Hawai'i Fridays due to Feedback. Bentley was replaced by NaN.

Season 19

On Season 19, Day 3, Bentley was exchanged to the San Francisco Lovers due to Feedback. Bentley was replaced by Don Mitchell.

COMMUNITY REPORTS
The remainder of this article contains lore created collaboratively by the Blaseball community.

Born and raised in Yonkers, NY, the New York native pursued art before turning to blaseball.

Music Career

Bentley has been active in New York City's rap community since XX04 under the pseudonym Orange Arnage. Bentley mentioned in a tell-all interview that he was inspired to "pick up the mic" by a collection of Stretch and Bobbito bootleg tapes given to him by his older cousin.

His first mixtape, released in XX05, was met with modest support from locals. Bentley’s XX07 follow-up full length tape earned praise from fellow New York City rappers U-God and Jadakiss as well as producer Harry Fraud.

Bentley's sophomore LP was delayed multiple times during negotiations with labels, but ultimately a deal never materialized. After un-mastered demos from these sessions were leaked by hackers, Bentley stepped away from rap professionally and began a career in Blaseball with the Millennials.

Most recently, Bentley can be seen in the background of the music video for "Euro Step" by Buffalo rapper Westside Gunn. Bentley says he still listens "voraciously" but is "too busy with blaseball" to return to making music for now.

Tabloids have speculated that Bentley's sudden retirement from rapping is due to him sacrificing his creative abilities to a dark power in order to make himself and the Millennials stronger at blaseball.

Also he is a Mai Tai.

Fan Art

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  Fluid Friends, including Bates, by @Fancymancer.

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  Season 10 Tlopps Card, by Artistrose and Bickers.

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  L'il Bates by @AndreaStreeter