Happy Birthday, Bernie Williams!

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Former player Bernie Williams of the New York Yankees is introduced during the New York Yankees 71st Old Timers Day game before the Yankees play against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium on June 25, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Today is Yankees legend Bernie Williams’ birthday! Cheers!

The pioneer of the homegrown core that led the Yankees of the 1990s into the history books turns 53 today.

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