New York Yankees All-Time 25-Man Roster

Catcher – Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra did everything you could want to do as an American. He served in WWII. He became a baseball legend, coming up to the big leagues in 1946. He was an All-Star every year from 1948-1962. He won 10 World Series championships as a player.

Yogi won three MVP’s and finished in the top 10 of MVP voting for seven straight seasons, all without every leading the American League in any hitting category in his career.

In New York Yankees history, Berra ranks sixth in WAR and fourth in games played. He eighth in runs and hits, seventh in total bases, fifth in homers and RBI.

Berra would even end up playing some outfield once Elston Howard came into the picture.

He would end his career with the crosstown Mets in 1965, playing in just four games for them. He would become a coach and manager for the Mets through 1975. He would come back as a coach and manager for the Yankees in 1984 and 1985. He would be fired early on in ’85 which would cause a lengthy rift between Berra and Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.

Yogi would be named to the Hall of Fame in 1972 and have his number retired by the New York Yankees as well that year. Berra would also be known for his sayings (Yogisms) and has a baseball museum in New Jersey. Berra passed away in 2015.