Month: November 2016

Negron: No Matter How Big The Star Mark Wahlberg Is, He Is Always There For The Kids

Negron: No Matter How Big The Star Mark Wahlberg Is, He Is Always There For The Kids

I received a call from Hanks Yanks Charity Advisor Mike Walsh. He asked, if I could help out another worthwhile cause. It’s no secret that I attend many charity events. As poor as I am, I am lucky to give back in my own way. A lot of times your time is more valuable than […]

Negron: 40th Anniversary of “Mr. October”

Negron: 40th Anniversary of “Mr. October”

just finished watching the “Making of Mr. October” on the MLB Network. I picked up the phone and I called Reggie Jackson because I was curious about what he thought of the documentary. Reggie told me that he actually thought it was done very well and brought back a lot of memories and I have […]

Negron: Fighting for Christian – A Crusade to Help Others

Negron: Fighting for Christian – A Crusade to Help Others

It’s been 10 years since my first children’s book, the boy of steel. It was a book about a little boy who was suffering from cancer. At this time, I was heading a crusade with many baseball players, visiting kids with all sorts of ailments at hospitals. At the time there was a young boy […]

Negron: Aroldis Chapman II – An Apology

Negron: Aroldis Chapman II – An Apology

I have been writing for New York sports day for about six months. I was sitting outside gate four staring at the old Yankee stadium site, actually daydreaming about yesteryear and what I considered the greatest days in Yankee history. I get my incentive and motivation to write my books especially my children’s books by […]

Negron: Aroldis Chapman- Will He or Won’t He?

Negron: Aroldis Chapman- Will He or Won’t He?

I got to spend some time with Aroldis Chapman on the phone this weekend. He just got back from the Latin Grammy’s this weekend in California and said, he had a blast. He says he is living the American Dream. He became an American citizen this year, and with winning the World Series and everything […]

Negron: We’re Yankees. This is What We Do!

Negron: We’re Yankees. This is What We Do!

This is the 10th anniversary of my first children’s book, The Boy of Steel. The book was about a boy who had cancer and loved baseball, and the Yankees. The inspiration came from my many visits to hospitals with players that were loved so much by so many of these kids. Believe it or not, […]

Negron: The Boss Would Have Extended a Hand to President-Elect Trump

Negron: The Boss Would Have Extended a Hand to President-Elect Trump

“The Boss” The Real One, (George M. Steinbrenner) not Bruce Springsteen would have extended his hand to try and help America by helping to guide and in turn support out new President. I was a kid. from the streets of New York . I was used to seeing people get hit on the head with […]

Negron: Too Good to Be True! Jenny Says Good Bye on Broadway

Negron: Too Good to Be True! Jenny Says Good Bye on Broadway

October 27th is a day I will never forget. I would go to the Krauss Funeral Home to see my mom. I knew that when I saw her laying there it would really put a finality to the situation.  My wonderful mom was really gone. My whole life, the one person that would never die […]

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