One of my all-time favorite Yankees, Bernie Williams is a San Juan native who commanded center field at Yankee Stadium for 15 years. A career Yankee, Williams played on several championship teams and formed a pivotal part of a perennial postseason squad. By the time he retired in 2006, Williams was ranked among the game's best hitters. He was ninth among all active players in doubles, and 10th in runs scored, singles, and number of times on base. Only Lou Gehrig had more doubles for the Yankees than Williams. In 1998, Williams became the first player in Major League history to win a batting title, Gold Glove, and World Series ring in the same year.

