Bernabe Williams Figueroa Jr. is professionally recognized as Bernie Williams. He is an expert baseball player based in Puerto Rican and musician as well. He spent his long career of 16 years from 1991 to 2006 in MLB. Bernie was a player of World championship teams along with the Yankees. He has scored great runs in his entire career, and he ended his baseball career by scoring 1257 runs, .297 batting average, .990 fielding percentage, 287 home runs, and 449 doubles. 

He has won many Gold Glove Awards in his entire career, including the American League batting title, All-Star Award, and Silver Slugger Award. Bernie is popular among his friends because of his postseason heroics and consistency with who he plays. His entire baseball team pleased him with his uniform number 51 at the time of his retirement. In history, Bernie Williams is often recognized as the most significant center fielders. 

Early Life

Bernie Williams was born in 1968 on 13th September in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the son of Rufina Figueroa and Bernabe Williams. His mother was a retired college professor and principal, whereas his father was a merchant marine. At the age of 1, Williams shifted to Puerto Rico and his family, and they were earlier living in the Bronx. 

When he started growing up, he was highly interested in baseball and classical guitar, and he started playing them. In his teenage, he started winning awards and medals because of his activeness in field and track. He won a gold medal; in 200 meters Championships in 1984. 

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Career Beginnings

Roberto Rivera discovered Williams in 1985. Rivera wanted to sign Bernie Williams, but he was not 17 years old and was only a few months away from his birthday. After he becomes 17, he becomes eligible to play with the MLB team. He was put in a training camp by Yankees in Connecticut. The Yankee officially signed him after he turned 17. He then played for various groups and won plenty of awards that make him one of the best baseball players.

Williams became a trained guitarist, and he used to play and compose music that involves Latin, classical. Brazilian, jazz, and pop sounds. He was signed by different records where he produced some outstanding singles and albums and gained prominence. 

Personal Life

In 1990, Bernie got married to Waleska. The couple happily lived in Armonk, New York. Waleska gave birth to three children of Bernie named Bernie Jr., Bianca, and Beatriz. During an interview with ESPN, Bernie announced that he got divorced. Bernie released a song titled Moving Forward that was made after Beatriz, which Bernie performed along with his brother named Hiram Williams. They recorded the song at Alpha Recording Studio in Puerto Rico. 

Net Worth

The estimated net worth of Bernie Williams, who is an expert baseball player, is approximately $60 million. He earns his salary by playing championships and matches and has earned plenty of awards.