Script: Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his malapropisms as his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, has died of natural causes aged 90

He served on a gunboat supporting the D-Day invasion in 1944 and went on to play for the Yankees from 46-63.

Berra helped the team reach 14 World Series during his 18 seasons in the Bronx and played in more World Series games than any other Major Baseball player, and was a three-time American League Most Valuable Player.

In 1956, he caught the only perfect game in World Series history.

But Berra's name appears almost as often in Bartlett's Famous Quotations as it does in baseball's record book.

He was extremely popular with fans, especially with children, and the cartoon character Yogi Bear was named after him.

After his playing days, Berra coached or managed the Yankees, New York Mets and Houston Astros leading both Yankees and Mets to pennants.

In 1985, his firing as manager by the Yankees 16 games into the season sparked a feud with George Steinbrenner.

Berra vowed never to return to Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner owned the team.

But in 1999, Berra finally relented, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of the Yankees' season-opener.