His dream came true when well, this was the job of matthew mcgough doing errands for the team and many other jobs for the players and living his dream as the yankees bat boy. It used to be for the most part, anyway that batboy aspirants or their parents knew somebody with an insider connection to the yankee organization. From little italy to yankee stadium with anthony florio on aug. Coming of age with the new york yankees mcgough, matthew on. Boy struck on head by broken bat at yankees game fox sports. My true life adventures coming of age with the new york yankees. From little italy to yankee stadium with anthony florio, a new york yankees bat boy in the early 1960s who has written a book about. Shop new york yankees baseball team books at alibris. The musical, from alex martin and longtime new york yankees advisor and batboy, ray negron, takes us down bombers history lane. Popular new york yankees books goodreads share book. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the yankees.
The most inspiring part of this book is when matthew was looking out from the bleachers of right field, and imagined himself being a bat boy for the new york yankees. From 1998 until 2005, he ran errands for arod, caught warmup pitches from andy pettitte and david cone, and partied with ruben sierra. So, in the fall of 1991, he wrote a letter in his very best penmanship to the new york yankees asking for a position as a bat boy. Miraculously, he got the job, and on april 7, 1992, matt walked into the madness of the yankee clubhouse on opening day. At age 15, luis castillo lived every city kids dream he became a batboy for the new york yankees. Matthew mcgough described his batboy experiences with the new york yankees in bat boy. Edison main public library will host yankee batboy. This estimate is based upon 1 new york yankees bat boy salary report s provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. After his twoyear career as a yankee bat boy, matthew mcgough graduated from regis high school, williams college george steinbrenners alma mater, and fordham university school of law. Mcgoughs book served as the basis for clubhouse, a primetime television show that aired on cbs in the fall of 2004. You can read about more of matthews adventures in baseball in his book bat boy.
Coming of age with the new york yankees, available now. If you would like to view and apply for available positions with the yankees organization, please visit teamwork online by clicking the button below. New york ap a boy was struck on the head by chris carters broken bat during the new york yankees game against the kansas city royals on wednesday night. Matthew mcgoughs memoir of his teenage days in the bronx is a winning, inside look at clubhouse life. After law school he clerked for a district court judge at the federal courthouse in lower manhattan. It considers all positions without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age. The new york yankees are an equal opportunity employer. My truelife adventures coming of age with the new york yankees, a book published by doubleday in 2005. The official website of the new york yankees with the most uptodate information on scores, schedule, stats, tickets, and team news. Former yankees batboy reveals clubhouse secrets in book.