Steal Facts: Yogi Berra

Memory Lane Players Steal Facts
by Jacoby Nolnaho

      Yogi Berra

  • Yogi Berra was a Yankee superstar. He won 10 World Series with them.
  • Yogi Berra won the Most Valuable Player award in 1951, 1954, and 1955.
  • Yogi Berra caught Don Larsen’s famous World Series perfect game. He jumped into Larsen’s arms after the feat.
  • Yogi made lots of iconic quotes such as “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”
  • Yogi managed both the Yankees and the Mets. Yogi’s number 8 is retired by the Yankees.

Berra sadly died a natural death at the age of 90 in 2015.