Boca Raton Resident Suffering From ALS Points To Yankees As Motivation To Survive, Help Others
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For Neil Herbst, (www.pitchinforals.com) a chance meeting with George The Boss Steinbrenner and the love of four best friends have shaped the meaning of his life as he battles ALS, a disease that ravages the body and for which there is no cure.
But back in 1978, (Batboy s Courage Would Make the Boss and Gehrig Proud – Ray Negron s Play Ball Weekly Blog (theraynegronstory.com) as a bus boy Herbst dropped a tray of dishes at a swanky New York City restaurant where Steinbrenner was dining. The legendary late owner of the New York Yankees liked the teenager s moxie and within days of the meeting was offered a position as bat boy for the Bronx Bombers .