A pair of Hall of Famers and two of the all-time greats in baseball will be honored by the White House when Willie Mays and the late Yogi Berra are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
Berra and Mays were among the 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom named by President Barack Obama on Monday. The award is "presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors," according to the White House website.