Ray Negron's Playball Weekly Blog

Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Jazz was music to the ears of our Bronx kids

Jazz Chisholm came to Community School 55 on Thursday morning to give the children words of true encouragement. I have …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Chisholm will be true Jazz for Bronx kids, Omar too!

In a tradition started by George Steinbrenner in 2004, Jazz Chisholm will visit CS 55. It was formerly known as …

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On National Cheeseburger Day I think of Thurman Munson

Today is National Cheeseburger Day. Today I will smile and go to McDonald’s and get a cheeseburger in honor of …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Carlos Mendoza’s consistency leads way for the Mets

In 2004 young minor league coach Carlos Mendoza started his career with the Yankees. The first time he saw the …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Gleyber has always been a hero… Just ask Luis Guzman!

The biggest gala in New York that deals with pediatric brain cancer happens to be the Cristian Rivera Foundation. My …

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The thrill of Victory and the agony of defeat… As a Parent, It’s a wonderful ride. Just ask the Volpe and Leiter family!

As the father of kids that are extremely competitive, I remember the anxiety that I used to deal with when …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Overall Team chemistry has helped my performance… Gleyber Torres

In speaking to Gleyber Torres this morning, the thing that he loves the most about this team is how the …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

From Baby Whisperer to Godfather

It’s been seven years since Police Sergeant Jon Erik Negron saved the life of Bryce Pappalardo. Jon is a member …

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45 years later the legacy of Munson still helps youth. Volpe’s understand

This past week Diana Munson welcomed me to be a guest speaker at the Thurman Munson Scholarship dinner. The other …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Minaya and Randolph were always a match… even on TV commercials!

The world knows that Omar Minaya and Willie Randolph were the first Manager, General Manager duo of color in New …

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Hall of Famer Alomar feels Chisholm can be true spark

The greatest baseball minds that I have ever known in my 51 years in the sport come from a family …

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Gleyber Torres is about what is best for the Yankees

When the Yankees made the deal for Jazz Chisholm one of the happiest players on the team was Gleyber Torres. …

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