Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra was an American baseball catcher who played most of his career for the New York Yankees and won ten World Series championships.

Beyond his Hall of Fame playing career, he became famous for paradoxical, seemingly nonsensical sayings known as "Yogi-isms," such as It ain't over till it's over and When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

His name has become shorthand for accidentally profound or amusingly illogical statements.

baseball

catcher

Masked diamond position

YankeesNew York baseball franchise
World SeriesMLB championship tournament
MVPBest player award

Yankee Stadium · pennant · championship · All-Star · manager · coach · dugout · pinstripe · battery · lineup

Yogi-isms

malapropism

Sound-alike word confusion

paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
quotableWorth citing verbatim
witClever, inventive humor

wisdom · humor · wordplay · aphorism

legacy

Hall of Fame

Institution honoring distinguished achievers

CooperstownBaseball museum's home village
plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
legendUnverified traditional tale

icon · beloved · tribute · monument · jersey retirement · museum · honoree · immortal · pantheon · recognition

catching

mitt

Padded hand covering

maskFace-worn concealment
squatCrouching on bent legs
crouchLow bent-knee stance

signal · backstop · frame · plate · tag out · throw out · stolen base · passed ball · wild pitch · foul tip

Yogi Berra

catcher

malapropism

Hall of Fame

mitt

Yogi Berra

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