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Wade Boggs's #12 was retired by the then-Devil Rays, and his #26 is retired by the Red Sox. Roy Halladay's #32 was retired by the Blue Jays, and his #34 is retired by the Phillies. Jackie Robinson’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers.
The following is a list of players, past and present, who have appeared in at least one competitive game for the Boston Red Sox American League franchise (founded in 1908), known previously as the Boston Americans (1901–07). Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by ...
While not officially retired, the Red Sox have not issued several numbers since the departure of prominent figures who wore them, specifically: [214] 15 – Dustin Pedroia 2B (MLB 2006–2019; all with Boston) 21 – Roger Clemens RHP (MLB 1984–2007; Boston 1984–1996) [b] 33 – Jason Varitek C (MLB 1997–2011; all with Boston). Varitek ...
See "Retired numbers," below.] The MLB has taken this tribute so far that, on that day only, all 30 team websites' active rosters say that every player on the team is number 42. On August 21, 2012, the Boston Red Sox played their first home game since the death of Johnny Pesky, and all players wore his retired number 6 jersey during the game. [13]
The Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 after an 86-year drought. ... The Red Sox retired his No. 34 jersey in 2017 and Ortiz was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
For his entire career with the Red Sox, he wore uniform number 8. The Red Sox retired this number on August 6, 1989, after Yastrzemski was elected to the Hall of Fame. [ 39 ] In 1999, Yastrzemski ranked 72nd on The Sporting News ' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players. [ 40 ]
Player MLB Years Red Sox Years Wins Losses ERA K Year Inducted Ref. Lefty Grove: 1925–1941: 1934–1941 300: 141: 3.06: 2266 1947 (3rd ballot) [13]Pedro Martínez
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher.Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team, earning a total of $55 million. [1]