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Damn Yankees
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Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Houston Astros. Tim Berra played pro football for the Baltimore Colts in the 1974 NFL season. Larry Berra played for three minor league teams in the New York Mets organization. Carmen Berra died on March 6, 2014, of complications from a stroke at age 85. The couple had recently celebrated their 65th anniversary.
Berra died in his sleep at the age of 90 of natural causes in West Caldwell, New Jersey, on September 22, 2015. The Yankees added a number "8" patch to their uniforms in honor of Berra, and the Empire State Building was lit with vertical blue and
white Yankee "pinstripes" on September 23. New York City lowered all flags in the city to half-staff for a day in tribute. A moment of silence was held before the September 23 games of the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Mets, Nationals, Tigers, Pirates, and his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, as well as the ALPB's Long
Island Ducks. The Yogi Berra Museum held a tribute on October 4.