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Plaques of numbers retired by the New York Yankees in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. Major League Baseball (MLB) and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers are never worn again and thus will always be associated with particular players or managers of note.
To honor the numerous stars who have worn the pinstripes, the Yankees retired 22 numbers, marking the second-highest number of retired numbers in professional sports behind the Boston Celtics. Two ...
The Yankees honored Rivera by retiring his uniform number on September 22, 2013, during his final season, making him the first active player to be enshrined in Monument Park. [30] Mantle wore his No. 7 when he coached the Yankees in 1970, even though it was retired the previous year, while Berra wore his No. 8 while he coached the Yankees from ...
New York Knicks: G 1967–1977 Also served as a broadcaster. 12: Dick Barnett † New York Knicks: G 1965–1973 15: Earl Monroe † New York Knicks: G 1971–1980 Wore no. 33 for a few games in the 1971–72 season. 15: Dick McGuire † New York Knicks: G 1949–1957 Also served as head coach (1965–1968) and scouting director. 19: Willis ...
The New York Yankees announced this morning that they will be retiring former outfielder Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 on August 21 of this year. O’Neill is the 23rd Yankee to earn this honor, and ...
Lou Gehrig (1903–1941) was the first Yankees player to have his number retired, in 1939, which was the same year that he retired from baseball due to a crippling disease. In 1923, the Yankees moved to their new home, Yankee Stadium , [ 82 ] which took 11 months to build and cost $2.5 million (equivalent to $40,000,000 in 2021). [ 83 ]
The New York Yankees retired Lou Gehrig's #4 after he was forced to retire due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The New York Jets did not reissue the #90 of Dennis Byrd following a career-ending neck injury, and it was understood long before its formal retirement in 2012 that no Jet would ever wear it again. [ 12 ]
The New York Giants are putting their first retired number back into service for sensational rookie receiver Malik Nabers. The Giants announced Wednesday that Nabers will wear No. 1 this season ...