
Bearcat chat with Ray Negron of the New York Yankees on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Negron gave an inspirational chat to Bearcat student-athletes. He was joined by Carmine Vaccaro and Baruch baseball coach Jose Torres. Ray's amazing journey began decades ago when at 16-years of age, he was caught spraying graffiti on a wall at Yankee Stadium by NY Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner. As fate would have it, Steinbrenner decided against putting Ray in jail and instead, offered him a second chance making him the batboy for the greatest franchise in sports history. Ray was propelled into a dream job sharing the dugout with the "Bronx Zoo" team of the seventies. He became a positive influence in the fiery clubhouse that included Manager Billy Martin, superstar Reggie Jackson and the legendary Thurman Munson.