Bernie Williams had it made. Or so the rest of us thought.
The superb baseball career with the industry’s most famous team? Check.
A second life as a professional musician, replete with albums and tour dates and even a Latin Grammy nomination (in 2009)? Check.
But the 47-year-old always has thrived by marching to the beat of his own drum. And that explains why, on Friday, the former Yankees center fielder and eternal jazz guitarist will finish an unlikely, four-year journey when he graduates from the Manhattan School of Music with a bachelor’s degree in music.