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Yankees to retire No. 51, but Williams’ journey is not over

This happened last October, a month in which Bernie Williams is used to being in the spotlight.

Williams, in his second successful career as a jazz guitarist, was getting ready to play a show at a local college when a student, who was a baseball player, began asking him serious questions about the game. Before you knew it, Williams was in his batting stance giving major league tips to the young player, a hitting clinic prior to a concert.

“It was amazing to see,’’ Williams’ longtime manager Steve Fortunato said. “Bernie loves music with all his heart, but he still bleeds baseball.