LITTLE FALLS, N.J. – On a sunny, 72-degree day, the last weekend afternoon of summer, 2,358 people paired off on the field at Yogi Berra Stadium to play catch.

Parents and children of all ages, siblings, friends, colleagues, former Major Leaguers – they all came out on Sunday for an official attempt at setting a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Game of Catch. Eve Schaenen, the executive director of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, wanted to honor the Hall of Famer’s legacy as part of the yearlong celebration of the 100 th anniversary of his birth. A game of catch – Yogi’s Big Catch, as it was dubbed – seemed like the perfect commemoration.

The 1,179 pairs of participants lined up three meters apart on the turf field of the stadium on the campus of Montclair State Uni

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