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By Megan Churchwell, Museum Curator, Puget Sound Navy Museum When Baseball Went to War is an exhibit at the Puget Sound Navy Museum, which explores the history of Navy baseball from its earliest years through World War II. Baseball was among the earliest team sports played at the U.S. Naval Academy, …

By Sandy Gall, Communication and Outreach Division, Naval History and Heritage Command. Close your eyes and picture Yogi Berra. If you’re a baseball fan, you see him in the iconic Yankee stripes, but before that uniform, did you know he wore the Navy’s iconic Dixie cap? He started his legendary …