Legendary baseball player Yogi Berra passed away today at the age of 90. He played 18 of his 19 year career with the New York Yankees. During that time, he won 10 World Series and three MVPs while finishing in second place on two other occasions.
Berra finished with a .285 career batting average with 358 home runs and 1430 RBI. He compiled a career OPS of .830.
Just as famous as Yogi was on the field, he was possibly more famous for his “Yogi-isms”. Among his most notable quotes was “it ain’t over ’til it’s over”, “when you come to a fork in the road, take it,” and “90 percent of the game is half mental.”
Here are some tweets from Long Island and notable baseball players expressing their sadness over the passing of a New York icon.
“When you come to the fork in the road, take it” -Yogi Berra RIP to a Yankee and baseball legend. We will never have anyone like him again
— Stephen Marino (@SteveMarino14) September 23, 2015
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RIP Yogi Berra, sad day for the baseball world. You will be missed. — Casey Marcigliano (@Casey_Krebs) September 23, 2015
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Hero’s get remembered but legends never die. Rest in peace to the 10 time world champion Yogi Berra #NYY #NYM #ripyogi
— Tyler Badamo (@Tyler_Badamo_16) September 23, 2015
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It’s truly crazy how much of an impact Yogi Berra had on the game of baseball and on the lives of those around him. Rest In Peace — Kyle Gribbins (@primegrib) September 23, 2015
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“Baseball is 90% physical, and the other half is mental.” Sad to hear the passing of one of the all time greats #YogiBerra
— Dansby Swanson (@LieutenantDans7) September 23, 2015
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The world’s lost a legend and I’ve lost a friend. Rest easy, Yogi. I’ll miss you buddy.
— David Robertson (@DRob30) September 23, 2015
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Deeply saddened by the news of baseball great Yogi Berra's passing.
Baseball heaven added an amazing man today pic.twitter.com/5ULUzRDy2U— Rawlings/Red Label (@Redlabelacc) September 23, 2015
