American baseball legend Yogi Berra, said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear, has died at the age of 90. The Yogi Berra Museum announced that the Hall of Fame catcher had died on Tuesday evening.

Berra spent almost all of his 19-year career with the New York Yankees. He was a three-time Most Valuable Player and 13-time World Series champion. He was also known for his humorous and paradoxical quotes. They included "it ain't over till it's over" and "it's like deja-vu all over again".

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