“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.”

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.