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MLB Players Weekend: New York’s Best Baseball Nicknames of All-Time

By Mike Vivalo

Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 22: With help from former teammate New York Yankee Whitey Ford (L), former New York Yankee Yogi Berra (C) is introduced during the teams Old Timers Day prior to a game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on June 22, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 22: With help from former teammate New York Yankee Whitey Ford (L), former New York Yankee Yogi Berra (C) is introduced during the teams Old Timers Day prior to a game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on June 22, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

“Yogi”

Okay, last Yankee.  Maybe.  Lawrence Berra was bigger than life, although he only stood about 5’5″.  13-time World Series Champ – let that sink in – he can’t even fit all of his rings on his fingers. Three-time MVP and the creator of more epic sayings than any other sports figure ever.  I had the pleasure of meeting Yogi once. I was wearing shorts in the winter and the first thing he asks was, “aren’t you freezing?” – such a caring man.

ORIGIN: Growing up, a childhood friend said he looked like a Hindu Yogi when he squatted at catcher.

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