Yogi Berra's association with the Yankees was a long and successful one, as the Hall of Fame catcher, he either played, managed or coached with the club for more than 30 seasons. He was one of the greatest Yankee ballplayers of all time and, to the time of his passing in 2015, he was among the most popular personalities in the world of sports.

Offered is a New York Yankees home pinstripe jersey worn by Yogi Berra as a coach in 1979. This white knit button-down garment features the team's famed overlapping "NY" logo sewn to the left breast in navy blue tackle twill and Berra's number "8" applied to the back in navy blue tackle twill. (Berra's uniform number was shared with fellow Hall of Famer Bill Dickey, and it is now jointly retired by the club.) This now cream-colored jersey has a "Wilson" size "44" manufacturer's label is sewn to the left front tail, and a strip tag with a chain-stitched notation of "Berra 79 2" in script-style characters is secured within the collar. There is an inner lining around collar and down both sides of the buttons and a black band is sewn near the end of the left sleeve, in memory of tragically felled teammate Thurman Munson. The item shows heavy wear consistent with coaching duties. This remarkable jersey has been given a perfect A10 grade by Mears, who have issued a full LOA which accompanies this item.

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