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Yogi falls, will miss Old-Timer's
By Wallace Matthews
ESPNNewYork.com


NEW YORK -- New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra will not attend Saturday's Old-Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium after suffering a fall Friday evening at his home in Montclair, N.J.

While the 85-year-old former catcher and manager didn't suffer any broken bones, Berra is not feeling up to coming to the ballpark for the 2 p.m. ET ceremony, according to the Yankees and Dave Kaplan, the director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Montclair.

Berra tripped on his front steps and was brought to nearby Mountainside Hospital, according to Kaplan. He was X-rayed and released. "His nose is pretty banged up," Kaplan said.

The Yankees are working on re-writing the script for the day's events. Berra's family is putting together a statement to be read at the ceremony.

"He's very disappointed as you can imagine," said Kaplan. "He looks forward to this day. And he's sorry he can't be there."

Wallace Matthews covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com. Follow him on Twitter