Apr 16, 2009 5:29 PM EST

Yogi Berra, who threw out the first pitch in Thursday's home opener at the new Yankee Stadium wants a rather special relic from the old stadium.

"I told them I'd like to have the home plate," Berra said. "They said, 'Well, maybe.' "

Yankees president Randy Levine said on Wednesday that the team is willing to accommodate the catcher's request.

"Absolutely," Levine said. "We try and accommodate Yogi. Whatever Yogi wants, we try and give to Yogi. This is the first I'm hearing about it. But we'll do everything we can. Yogi's so important to the Yankees."

Via New York Times