Yogi Berra is one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. Yogi played for the Yankees from 1946-1963. He has 10 World Series championship rings (1947, '49,'50,'51,'52,'53, '56, '58, '61,'62). He won the MVP award three times (1951, 1954, 1955). He was an All-Star from 1948-1962. He went on to manage for the Yankees and Mets. Yogi was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Yogi Berra was born as Lawrence Peter Berra in 1925. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. Yogi quit school after the 8th grade and went to work. He worked in a coal yard, drove a delivery truck, and pulled tacks in a shoe factory. In 1943, he signed with the New York Yankees farm team: Norfolk, Virginia Tars. In 1944, he joined the Navy. Seaman 1st Class Berra was part of the battle of Normandy. After returning from the war, Yogi played on a Navy baseball team in Connecticut. After his discharge from the Navy, Berra was assigned to the Yankees Newark, New Jersey farm team. In 1946 Berra batted .314 and hit fifteen home runs for the Bears before being called up to the majors at the end of season.

Berra became known for his "Yogi-isms". Yogi-isms are quotes from Yogi. Yogi would say what came to his mind and many times it was humorous, but if you listen to his explanations for each one you understand the point he was trying to make. He is famous for quotes such as: "it's deja-vu all over again" and "a nickel ain't worth a dime anymore".

Yogi passed away in 2015.

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