Yanks, Mets helping Berra shrine replace items
Items stolen from the Yogi Berra Museum will be replaced by MLB, the Yankees and Mets. (USATSI)
Earlier this month, a “team of professionals” broke into the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, N.J., and stole what authorities called “several priceless pieces of memorabilia” belonging to the Hall of Famer.
On Monday, the museum issued a statement on their website saying the stolen items will be replaced by Major League Baseball, the Yankees and the Mets:
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center, we are pleased to announce that Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig and Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets are graciously donating exact replicas of the items recently taken from the Museum. In addition, they also are donating several
new items to our existing collection, ensuring that the Museum will be an even better place for fans to visit in honor of Yogi’s legacy.Our heartfelt thanks go out to Commissioner Selig and Major League Baseball, the Yankees and the Mets for their generosity, as well as to all of the fans and friends of the Museum for their concern and support during this difficult time.
Among the items stolen were two of Berra’s three AL MVP awards as well as all 10 of his World Series rings, according to ESPN New York’s Wallace Matthews. Museum officials were unable to place a value on the items and it is feared they will never be recovered. An investigation is ongoing and authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.
Berra, now 89, played for the Yankees from 1946-1963 before playing four games with the Mets in 1965. He also managed both teams — the Yankees in 1964 and 1984-85, and the Mets from 1972-75.
The museum, which opened in 1998, is located on the campus of Montclair State University.
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