Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully salutes Yogi Berra

Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully paid homage to Yankee-legend Yogi Berra on Wednesday night.

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SI Wire
Publish date:
Sep 24, 2015

Dodgers announcer Vin Scully paid homage to Yankee legend Yogi Berra during Wednesday night’s matchup between Los Angeles and Arizona.

“We lost a gem,” Scully, 87, said of Berra, who passed away Tuesday night at the age of 90.

“As long as people talk about the game, whenever they mention the name Yogi Berra, they will smile because he was that kind of a human being,” added Scully, who is in the midst of his 66th season broadcasting the Dodgers.

A legend in his own right, Scully called Berra “one of the sweetest men and one of the great players, overshadowed by some of the great names in Yankee history.”

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Berra spent 18 seasons with New York, and was arguably one of the greatest catchers of all time.

In his MLB career, Berra batted .285 with 358 home runs and 1,430 RBIs, and won an unprecedented 10 World Series as a player with the Yankees.

Watch Scully's tribute below:

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Yogi Berra

Few players in the history of American sports have ever been more beloved than Yogi Berra. No. 8 turned 88 years old on May 12, 2013. Berra was a three-time AL MVP and a 10-time World Series champion during his playing career, all but four games of which were spent with the Yankees. As a manager he led both the Yankees and Mets to World Series appearances and he stayed on as a coach in the majors through the 1989. His greatest legacy, though, may be as the man who contributed more unforgettable quotes than anyone in baseball history, most notably "It ain't over til it's over." While he may not have said all the things attributed to him, it's clear that they contribute to a legacy that will live even longer than the Hall of Famer himself.