“If I didn't make it in baseball, I won't have made it workin'. I didn't like to work.”

American baseball catcher, manager and coach

Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was an American baseball catcher, manager, and coach, 1925 to 2015. He is best known for a 19-season Major League Baseball career, almost entirely with the New York Yankees, and for his place among the game’s most accomplished catchers. Berra was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player, more than any other player in MLB history. He was named American League Most Valuable Player three times, compiled a .285 batting average with 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.