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Berra in 2008, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Lorenzo Pietro Berra
Date of Birth: May 12, 1925
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Death: September 22, 2015
Place of Death: West Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.
Ethnicity: Italian
Yogi Berra, or Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and coach, and witspeaker. A catcher, he played for the New York Yankees, as well as the New York Mets, for a total of nineteen seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was manager of the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and coach of the New York Mets, the New York Yankees, and the Houston Astros.
Yogi was the son of Italian parents, Paolina/Pauline (Longoni) and Pietro “Pete” Berra. His father was from Malvaglio, near Milan, Lombard, northern Italy. Yogi was married to Carmen Short, until her death, with whom he had three children.
Yogi’s paternal grandmother’s surname was Torno. His paternal grandparents married in 1874.
Yogi’s maternal grandfather was named Giovanni Longoni.
Sources: http://www.ticinonotizie.it
Yogi Berra on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org