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Yankees baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90

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Yogi Berra was a 15-time All Star and 10-time World Series champion, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972

New York (AFP) - Iconic New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra, as beloved for his folksy sayings as for his legendary baseball career, has died of natural causes at age 90.

Tributes poured in from the sports world and beyond for the Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and three-time Most Valuable Player, who died late Tuesday.

"Yogi conducted his life with unwavering integrity, humility and a contagious good humour that elevated him from baseball legend to beloved national icon," the Yogi Berra Museum, which confirmed his death, said in a statement.