The New York Yankees retired Bernie Williams' #51 Jersey at Yankee Stadium in 2015. In this tribute encore edition, Bernie Williams talks about his baseball and music career.
Bernie Williams was first a guest on SportsJam with Doug Doyle in 2009. He spoke about his glory days with the Yankees and how he's enjoying his work as a jazz guitarist.
Williams, considered one of the most clutch playoff performers, played his entire 16-year career with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006.
The center fielder was a member of four World Series championship teams. Bernie was a five-time MLB All-Star and won four Gold Glove Awards.
A classically trained guitarist, Williams plays and composes music with influences that include jazz, classical, pop, Brazilian, and Latin sounds. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award.
Williams first came to WBGO in 2009 for an on-air visit with WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton and also to record a SportsJam with Doug Doyle show. It came at a time when his second major album, Moving Forward, was released under the Reform Records label.
During the show, Williams talks about the some of the tunes on Moving Forward, including "Lullyaby for Beatriz", an instrumental song he wrote for his daughter.
Click above to hear this special 2015 SportsJam with Doug Doyle encore edition with Bernie Williams.
