NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It was the bottom of the ninth inning, but fans came through with a big hit – getting enough signatures to petition Yogi Berra for a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The online petition needed 100,000 signatures by midnight Monday night. With barely an hour ahead of time, petitioners succeeded in getting the signatures.
The petition had been up for a month, but it took some last-minute campaigning to reach the signature goal.
The White House now must respond to the demand to give the honor to the Yankees legend.