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Yogi Berra is a former Major League Baseball player and manager.
He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Berra was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times and
one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series.
Berra is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history.
During his nineteen-year career as a Yankee, Berra's teams dominated baseball.
Berra appeared in fourteen World Series, winning ten championships, both of which are records.
Berra has become a beloved figure in American sports, which in some ways has obscured his immense talents as a
competitive athlete. Berra was a fifteen-time All-Star, and won the league's MVP award three times,
in 1951, 1954 and 1955.
One of the most notable days of Berra's playing career came when he caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the
1956 World Series, the only no-hitter ever thrown in postseason play.
The pictures of Berra leaping into Larsen's arms following the 27th out are among the game's most memorable images.
