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World Series rings, MVP plaques stolen from Yogi Berra museum

By Ed Carroll

Jun 22, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Former New York Yankee legends Whitey Ford (16) (left) and Yogi Berra (8) during Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 22, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Former New York Yankee legends Whitey Ford (16) (left) and Yogi Berra (8) during Old Timers Day at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, NJ, reported two MVP plaques and a number of World Series rings owned by the former New York Yankees Hall of Famer were stolen on Wednesday morning.

A burglar stole two of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra’s MVP plaques and several of the the catcher’s World Series championship rings from the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, New Jersey on Wednesday morning. The museum, located on the
Montclair State University campus, displays Berra and baseball memorabilia and offers children’s educational programs on sportsmanship and social justice.

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There is a reward of $15,000 being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the burglars, and sports memorabilia dealers in the region have been notified to keep a look out for the stolen items. The New York Post reported the MVP awards were appraised by dealers to have a value between $100,000 and $250,000. The thieves also reportedly took the glove Berra used to catch Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Berra, 89, played 19 years in the Major Leagues, from 1946-1963 with the Yankees and for four games with the New York Mets in 1965. The oft-quoted former catcher won 10 championship rings with the Yankees, his last in 1962.

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