Keidel: Yogi Berra Was Better And More Important Than Derek Jeter
Maybe Yogi Berra wasn't built for the silver screen and didn't have a silver tongue, but he was a silver slugger in baseball's golden age.
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Maybe Yogi Berra wasn't built for the silver screen and didn't have a silver tongue, but he was a silver slugger in baseball's golden age.
Yogi Berra passed away at the age of 90 on Tuesday. He is among the classiest and most-quoted athletes in sports history.
The Yankees had Berra's No. 8 on the sleeve of their gray road jerseys, and New York's lineup cards had an image of Berra wearing catcher's gear in the background.
After an emotional loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, what's it going to take for the New York Yankees to have a chance of winning the AL East?
Marcus Stroman pitched seven scoreless innings, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Wednesday.
Berra, who filled baseball's record book as well as "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," died of natural causes at his home in New Jersey, according to Dave Kaplan, the director of the Yogi Berra Museum.
There's little doubt that the one and only Yogi Berra, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 90, was perhaps the greatest catcher in the history of baseball.
We've lost a national treasure, the last of the true baseball legends.
Here are images from the life and extraordinary career of Yankees' legend Yogi Berra, who died Wednesday at the age of 90.
He was a true hero as a World War II vet, one of the greatest baseball players of all time and one of the most instantly recognizable people this country has ever seen.
Greg Bird hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning Tuesday and the New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4.
New York had hoped Eovaldi might be able to rejoin the rotation if New York reaches the playoffs, but Girardi acknowledged that prospect is less likely.
David Price pitched seven scoreless innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 Monday night.
So much for that pitching plan the Yankees had for Toronto.
For one night, at least, the beneficiaries of the innings limits placed on New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey were the Mets' biggest rivals.
