When former Yankees general manager Larry MacPhail first saw Yogi Berra, he said the squat, goofy-looking catcher reminded him of "the bottom man on an unemployed acrobatic team."
At 5'8" with a paunchy body and mischievous smirk, Berra seemed an unlikely baseball hero. But the oft-quoted New York Yankees legend, who won three American League MVP awards and 10 World Series titles, is remembered as a clutch hitter and one of the greatest catchers of all time. He died Tuesday at the age of 90. No cause of death was immediately given.
Berra's death was confirmed in a Tweet from the Yogi Berry Museum, the New Jersey-based nonprofit that bears his name.
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another childhood hero gone... RIP
Well if you're incapable of doing anything else in the world, then go play baseball.
Looks like it's over.
"It ain't over 'til it's over."
Thanks for the memories, Yogi!
"Baseball is 90% mental. the other half is physical"
Didn't know he was a war hero. RIP
Yogi, be sure to take that fork in the road, when you get to it. You made baseball entertaining. RIP
They don't make them like Yogi anymore.
Those were the days -- best of out lives!
8:55 -- or post crap like like your comment, POS.
He played in a amazing 75 world series games. From 1949 to 1959 the yankees won 9 pennants and 7 world series.
Stengal brought back Bill Dickey to fine tune Berra and make him great.
Wish old #7 was around as long as Yogi was.
R.I.P. YOGI BERRA
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