"I guess the first thing I should do is thank everybody who made this day necessary." Those words from baseball legend and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Yogi Berra kicked off his short-but-sweet acceptance speech at his induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which took place on Aug. 7, 1972. Berra's short speech befitted…

“It ain’t over till it’s over.”  — Yogi Berra The late great Number 8 will be gone three years on Sept. 22, but it really isn’t over at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center at Montclair State University. In fact, his demise led to something more like a bright, shiny new season. Berra’s presence remains…

Baseball fans – and people who just like weird coincidences – have a "perfectly" strange milestone to celebrate on Wednesday, July 18. The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center posted a reminder about July 18, the day that the museum's late, great namesake came back to Yankee Stadium for "Yogi Berra Day" after a 14-year…

If it's summer, that means baseball in this country. And around here, you've got more than the Yankees and the Mets. Crowd cheering The New Jersey Jackals are an independent Minor League Baseball team. It's fun American baseball here at Yogi Berra Stadium. And they play on the campus of Montclair State University in…

The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is hosting a members' and supporters reception for the opening of an interactive installation that incorporates emerging digital technologies to engage a new, tech-savvy generation of visitors. PITCH! is an immersive experience that will excite visitors of all ages, while providing the basis for a range of…

For the sixth consecutive year, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center hosted student athletes from member schools of the Super Essex Conference along with their families and coaches for a celebration of the qualities that made Yogi a national treasure. Recipients of the Investors Bank Best Teammate Award exemplify the strength of character,…

MONTCLAIR, NJ - In honor of what would have been Yogi’s 93nd birthday, May 12, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is once again donating to area hospitals a selection of Yogi Berra Museum baby hats, along with free Museum memberships, for the families of all children born this week. The outreach effort, now…

The Yogi Berra Museum has been called a mini Cooperstown, except you just have to drive to Montclair State University’s campus to visit it. “Yogi raised his family in Montclair. The museum has been open for 20 years. We’re heading into our 20th anniversary and it’s an exciting accomplishment for us,” said the museum’s Executive…

New York City -- The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is hosting three hundred Museum supporters at the Plaza Hotel for the second Yogi Berra Museum Awards Dinner. The evening is a salute to individuals who embody the qualities that made Yogi an American treasure. In Yogi's honor, the Museum will present the Yogi…

On Sunday, February 18 and Monday, February 19, the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center served as leading participant in Kids Week at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum—an indoor, family-friendly festival on the ship’s main hangar deck that offered a variety of exciting hands-on activities exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)…