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Normally the individual clubs are responsible for retiring numbers. On April 15, 1997, Major League Baseball took the unusual move of retiring a number for all teams. On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the baseball color line, his number 42 was retired throughout the majors, at the order of Commissioner Bud Selig.
Category:Major League Baseball managers with retired numbers; Category:Major League Baseball coaches with retired numbers; Individuals may be included in more than one category if they had significant tenures in more than one role with a team that retired their number (e.g., Billy Martin and Red Schoendienst).
Adrián Beltré wore uniform number 29 while playing for the Texas Rangers. His number was later retired by the team. In baseball, the uniform number is a number worn on the uniform of each player and coach. Numbers are used for the purpose of easily identifying each person on the field as no two people from the same team can wear the same number.
Pages in category "Major League Baseball people with retired numbers" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Numbers retired by the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, displayed at the former Joe Louis Arena in December 2015. Retiring the number of an athlete is an honor a team bestows upon a player, usually after the player has left the team, retires from the sport, or dies, by taking the number formerly worn on their uniform out of circulation.
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