Yogi Berra Dead: Sports Star Confused For Childhood Character By News Agency, Chaos Ensues

One Journalist's Typo Kills Yogi Bear And Sends Newspapers Into Frenzy
TORONTO, CANADA - OCTOBER 31: A fan dressed up as Yogi the Bear for Halloween cheers as the Indiana Pacers take the Toronto Raptors on October 31, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Sandford/GettyImages)
TORONTO, CANADA - OCTOBER 31: A fan dressed up as Yogi the Bear for Halloween cheers as the Indiana Pacers take the Toronto Raptors on October 31, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Sandford/GettyImages)
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One news agency journalist was left feeling abashed, after committing a large error when covering the death of one of America's greatest baseball legends.

The Associated Press, which files copy to thousands of reporters across the globe, inadvertently misspelled the name of Yogi Berra, a record-breaking 10-times World Series champion who passed away early on Wednesday.

They referred to him instead as 'Yogi Bear', the cartoon character whom Berra was the inspiration behind.

The offending original alert

AP corrected their post in under a minute, but many editors neglected to spot the typo, and instead went about telling their readers that a fictional, animated character had died instead of Berra.

The Washington Post, Fark.com and the Las Vegas Sun all fell prey to the mistake.

And it seems even some boradcasters were caught out by the inaccuracy, one social media user reporting that his daughter had heard newsreaders say 'Yogi Bear' had died.

Safe to say, the original post was roundly mocked.

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