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Brooklyn Dodgers' Roy Campanella, left, and New York Yankees' Yogi Berra, rival catchers, exchanged greetings before an exhibition game on March 25, 1955.(AP Photo) **FILE**
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Yogi Berra played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (194663, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees. He was an 18-time All-Star, and won 10 World Series championships as a playermore than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only five players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. During World War II, Berra served in the U.S. Navy as a gunner's mate on the attack transport USS Bayfield during the D-Day invasion of France. A Second Class Seaman, Berra was one of a six-man crew on a Navy rocket boat, firing machine guns and launching rockets at the German defenses at Omaha Beach. He was fired upon, but was not hit, and later received several commendations for his bravery. During an interview on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, Berra confirmed that he was sent to Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion as well
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File-This Sept. 21, 1973, file photo shows Yogi Berra, manager of the New York Mets, watching his team work during a game in Philadelphia. Berra, the Yankees Hall of Fame catcher has died. He was 90. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
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This Feb. 24, 2011, file photo shows New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, left, talking with Yogi Berra, right, during a baseball spring training workout at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. Berra, the Yankees Hall of Fame catcher has died. He was 90.( AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra poses at spring training in Florida, in an undated file photo. Berra, a Hall of Fame, has died at 90. (AP Photo/File)
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Women walk their dogs near a street with a sign honoring former New York Yankees player Yogi Berra, who lived down the street in a home for 40 years, Friday, May 2, 2014, in Montclair, N.J. The six-bedroom, 3½-bathroom colonial is for sale for $888,000. The baseball Hall of Famer wore No. 8 on his jersey when he played for the New York Yankees. The 88-year-old and his wife moved into the house in 1974. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The house where former New York Yankees player Yogi Berra lived for 40 years is seen, Friday, May 2, 2014, in Montclair, N.J. The six-bedroom, 3½-bathroom colonial is for sale for $888,000. The baseball Hall of Famer wore No. 8 on his jersey when he played for the New York Yankees. The 88-year-old and his wife moved into the house in 1974. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The house where former New York Yankees player Yogi Berra lived for 40 years is seen, Friday, May 2, 2014, in Montclair, N.J. The six-bedroom, 3½-bathroom colonial is for sale for $888,000. The baseball Hall of Famer wore No. 8 on his jersey when he played for the New York Yankees. The 88-year-old and his wife moved into the house in 1974. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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The house where former New York Yankees player Yogi Berra lived for 40 years is seen, Friday, May 2, 2014, in Montclair, N.J. The six-bedroom, 3½-bathroom colonial is for sale for $888,000. The baseball Hall of Famer wore No. 8 on his jersey when he played for the New York Yankees. The 88-year-old and his wife moved into the house in 1974. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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This image released by Polk & Co. Peter Scolari, portraying baseball legend Yogi Berra, right, and the cast from the play, "Bronx Bombers," which examines the rich history of the New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Polk & Co., Joan Marcus)
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This image released by Polk & Co. shows Peter Scolari, left, and his wife, actress Tracy Shayne, portraying baseball legend Yogi Berra and his wife Carmen Berra in a scene from the play, "Bronx Bombers," which examines the rich history of the New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Polk & Co., Joan Marcus)
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This image released by Polk & Co. shows Peter Scolari, left, and his wife, actress Tracy Shayne, portraying baseball legend Yogi Berra and his wife Carmen Berra in a scene from the play, "Bronx Bombers," which examines the rich history of the New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Polk & Co., Joan Marcus)
