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Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925)
is a retired baseball player and, later, team manager. Born on the Hill in
St. Louis, he picked up his nickname from a friend who said he resembled a
Hindu holy man (see yogi). He began playing baseball in local American
Legion leagues, where he learnt the basics of play as a catcher. After
rejecting an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals he signed with the New York
Yankees in 1942.
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