NEW YORK -- Rummage for a photograph of Yogi Berra in uniform, and the interlocking "NY" on his cap will typically shine white on a dark blue background. Berra, who passed away Tuesday at age 90, has always been and will always be a Yankee.
But Berra also spent a number of colorful years with the Mets, where he won a pennant and ingrained himself into franchise lore. The Mets released the following statement upon Berra's passing: