Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, best known for his New York Yankees career and memorable sayings.

New York Yankees: The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team based in the Bronx. Berra spent most of his playing career with the Yankees, winning 10 World Series titles.
1956 World Series: The 1956 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Berra caught Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game 5 of this series.
Catching: Catching is the defensive position in baseball played behind home plate. Berra became one of the era’s most durable and accomplished catchers.
Yogiism: A Yogiism is a humorous, paradoxical, or apparently tautological saying associated with Yogi Berra. Berra’s public identity became inseparable from sayings such as “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
Casey Stengel: Casey Stengel was a baseball player and manager who led the New York Yankees from 1949 to 1960. Stengel managed Berra during the Yankees’ championship-rich 1950s.
Don Larsen's perfect game: Don Larsen’s perfect game was a 1956 World Series game in which he retired all 27 batters he faced. Berra caught the game, sealing its final out with a catch of Dale Mitchell’s foul pop.
Baseball manager: A baseball manager directs a team’s strategy, lineup, and on-field decisions. After his playing career, Berra managed the Yankees and New York Mets.
It Ain't Over 'til It's Over: “It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over” is a saying meaning that an outcome remains undecided until events are finished. Berra popularized the phrase while describing the 1973 Mets’ chances of winning their division.
Mickey Mantle: Mickey Mantle was a New York Yankees center fielder and one of baseball’s celebrated power hitters. Mantle and Berra were central figures on the Yankees teams of the 1950s and 1960s.
1958 World Series: The 1958 World Series was a seven-game contest in which the New York Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Braves. Berra’s Yankees won after trailing the Braves three games to one.

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