Ray Negron's Playball Weekly Blog

Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Batboy returns to help Veterans with PTSD and Youth programs in Tampa bay

The cast of Batboy has come to Tampa Bay to perform the play for the Veterans suffering from PTSD. The …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Omar Minaya understands the honor of being a Yankee

In spring training of 1982 baseball’s first Latin General manager Omar Minaya went to Fort Lauderdale and put on a …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

The Wizard of Os steals show at YES Network gala

I recently labeled Oswaldo Cabrera, The Wizard of Os. The reason being that there is nothing that this kid just …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Music was always a part of the Yankees Universe!

I am the most blessed person in the very very tiny part of my now Yankee existence. The reason I …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Volpe & kids meet spirits at Huggins- Stengel Field

In the spring of 1977, the Yankees were playing the Mets in an exhibition game at Al Lang Field in …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Harrison Bader a great role model for our young. Even in Spring Training

During Spring Training many players are just trying to get in shape and not take crazy chances on the field …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Munson always with Willie as he teaches kids

It was 7 am and my phone was ringing here in Florida. It was a little early for me and …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Valli & Volpe, Two Jersey Boys wow Tampa Bay

What a great time we just had in Tampa bay this weekend. Two wonderful talents from New Jersey and the …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Frankie Valli, like Sinatra … Incredible!

When it comes to Frankie Valli, age is just a number. At 88 years of age and the oldest living …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

In world of Yanks, children are our sea of love

I recently saw Arlene Howard the wife of the greatest African American Yankee, Elston Howard. She greeted me by saying …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis, America’s true Royal couple

The best part of Super Bowl Sunday for me and my wife Theresa was that we got to spend our …

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Ray Negron's Play Ball Weekly Blog

2nd chances can sometimes mean 3rd 4th or 5th in the Boss’s World

George Steinbrenner was probably the toughest yet most compassionate man ever to be a part of professional sports and entertainment …

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