This day in baseball: More than just great quotes Precious Sanders 11 years ago On November 8, 1951, Yankees catcher Yogi Berra was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player award. It would be the first of three MVP awards for the famous personality, making him one of four players in history to win it three times. Academy of Achievement Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr This day in baseball: Multiple MVP catchersDateNovember 7, 2016In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Yogi firedDateOctober 17, 2014In relation to20th CenturyR.I.P. Yogi BerraDateSeptember 23, 2015In relation to21st Century