Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and musician
This article is about the 1990s baseball player. For other people named Bernie Williams, see Bernard Williams (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Williams and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.
Baseball player
Bernie Williams
Williams in 2011
Center fielder
Born: (1968-09-13) September 13, 1968 (age 55) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1991, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2006, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.297
Hits
2,336
Home runs
287
Runs batted in
1,257
Teams
New York Yankees (1991–2006)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1997–2001)
4× World Series champion (1996, 1998–2000)
ALCS MVP (1996)
4× Gold Glove Award (1997–2000)
Silver Slugger Award (2002)
AL batting champion (1998)
New York Yankees No. 51 retired
Monument Park honoree
Medals
Athletics
Representing Puerto Rico
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1984 San Juan
4 × 100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
1984 San Juan
200 m
1984 San Juan
400 m
1984 San Juan
4 × 100 m relay
1984 San Juan
4 × 400 m relay
Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. (born September 13, 1968) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006.
A center fielder, Williams was a member of four World Series championship teams with the Yankees. He ended his career with a .297 batting average, 287 home runs, 1,257 runs batted in (RBI), 1,366 runs scored, 449 doubles, and a .990 fielding percentage. He was a five-time All-Star and won four Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, the American League (AL) batting title in 1998, and the 1996 AL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award. Known for his consistency and postseason heroics, Williams is one of the most beloved Yankees. The team honored him by retiring his uniform number 51 and dedicating a plaque to him in Monument Park in May 2015. Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest switch-hitting center fielders in history.
Williams is also a classically trained guitarist. Following his retirement from baseball, he has released two jazz albums. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2009.
professor. The Williams family lived in the Bronx until Bernie was one year old, when they moved to Puerto Rico. Growing up, Williams played classical...
Yankees scored on a single by Derek Jeter in the third and a home run by BernieWilliams in the sixth, the 18th postseason home run of his career, tying a mark...
last 18. Nonetheless, strong seasons by Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter, BernieWilliams, and Mariano Rivera were enough to secure the AL East by 2.5 games...
Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012–2013). Williams was born in Tulsa...
bunt from Derek Jeter. BernieWilliams drove him in with a single. The Yankees added another in the fourth inning. After Williams reached on a Jeff Blauser...
hit three home runs in the first four games of the series, joining BernieWilliams and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankee center fielders with three homers...
Timlin relieved Lowe. BernieWilliams hit an infield single to score Matsui and tie the game 3-3. After Jorge Posada walked, Williams attempted to advance...
pitchers David Cone and ace David Wells, and outfielders Paul O'Neill and BernieWilliams helped the Yankees reach new heights in 1998. Under third-year manager...
Garret Anderson 287 Bobby Bonilla 287 Brian Giles 287 Matt Kemp 287 BernieWilliams 287 182 Carlos Peña 286 Frank Thomas 286 184 Will Clark 284 Eric Karros...
off Scott Erickson, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on BernieWilliams's groundout, but the Orioles tied in the second off Andy Pettitte when...
the week, Smith was joined by former New York Yankee and musician, BernieWilliams at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C. where together they...
Josquin; Taupin, Bernie. "His Music". Bernie Taupin Official. Bernie Taupin: The One Who Writes the Words for Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Jonathan Cape...
for a hit but was thrown out by Williams. Paul O'Neill then lined a single in front of Gonzalez. After BernieWilliams struck out, Kim seemed to be out...
directors, and was a member of its board of governors. From 1991 to 2008, Bernie and Ruth Madoff contributed about $240,000 to federal candidates, parties...
one-out singles, the last of which, by BernieWilliams, scored Derek Jeter to make it 3-1 Yankees. In the fifth, Williams doubled with one out and scored on...
Boyar) – Bernie's friend Kelly (Michael Ralph) – Bernie's friend Jerry Best (Rick Hoffman) – Bernie's manager Father Sean Cronin (Wade Williams) – The Dean...
Taylor Dayne in the late 1980s/early 1990s, and was a saxophonist with BernieWilliams. From 1991 until 1998, Cannata toured with The Beach Boys, playing...
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