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The Yankees retired 42 for Rivera on September 22, 2013. The Yankees’ most recent number retirement was held on Aug. 21, 2022, for 5-time World Series champion right fielder Paul O’Neill .
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.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
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 ]
Bill Dickey's number 8 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1972. Dickey was noted for his excellent hitting and his ability to handle pitchers. [1] He was also known for his relentlessly competitive nature. Dickey was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1954. [27] In 1972, the Yankees retired the number 8 in honor of Dickey and Berra. [2]
Sep 12, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez (89) runs out a single against the Boston Red Sox during the second inning at Yankee Stadium.
Joe Baal was 8 years old when he went to his first New York Yankees game in 1948. On Tuesday night, 76 years after that game, Baal attended his first World Series game with his daughter to watch ...
The Yankees retired his uniform number 16 in 1974 and dedicated a plaque in his honor in Monument Park in 1987. Ford served as the Yankees pitching coach in 1964 while still a player and from 1974 to 1975 after retiring. He also served as the team's first base coach in 1968.