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The first team to permanently adopt the practice was the New York Yankees of 1929. By 1932, all 16 major league clubs were issuing numbers, and by 1937, the leagues passed rules requiring it. The Yankees' original approach was to simply assign the numbers 1 through 8 to the regular starting lineup in their normal batting order.
Casey Stengel's number 37 was retired by the New York Mets in 1965. Casey Stengel's number 37 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1970. As part of professional baseball's centennial celebrations in 1969, Stengel was voted its "Greatest Living Manager". [170] He had his uniform number, 37, retired by both the Yankees and the Mets.
[18] The New York Yankees, whose single-digit numbers higher than zero have all been retired, had in the past resisted issuing the number zero to a particular player, but would finally do so in 2019 when they signed Adam Ottavino, who has worn the number for all but two Major League seasons. [25]
The New York Yankees will make their first World Series appearance since 2009, when they defeated defending champions Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. ... the Yankees retired 22 numbers, marking the ...
The numbers 37 and 6, retired for Casey Stengel and Joe Torre respectively, are the only numbers retired by the Yankees for someone who served solely as manager of the team. Stengel managed the Yankees to ten pennants and seven world championships between 1949 and 1960, including a record five consecutive world championships from 1949 through ...
The teams have played against each other 11 times in past title series since their first in 1941. The Yankees have clinched eight of those championships.
The Yankees did, however, make some minor updates to the road jersey that season, including adding blue and white trim to the sleeve cuffs and a white outline to the jersey numbers and the "NEW YORK" arch. This road uniform design was in use through the 2016 season, when the spacing between "NEW" and "YORK" was tightened up. [11]
Sep 14, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after hitting a single against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning at Yankee Stadium.