Marlins: Dennis Cook (1997)When the Marlins signed Cook as a free agent in December 1996, he had already played for six teams in his nine Major League seasons, all while sporting six numbers. He was taken by the Rockies in the 1992 Expansion Draft, and he ended up spending the next 10 seasons with the Rockies, Mets and D-backs. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | Apr 14, 2017 at 2:34 PM . 42 more recently than others -- and some have never handed out that uniform to anyone. In his short Seattle stint, Huskey slashed .290/.353/.496 with 15 homers, 49 RBIs and a 112 OPS+. Martinez is perhaps best known as an important piece in one of the most consequential trades in franchise history. View all player numbers on the franchise uniform history page. 1 4 8 9 11 20 21 33 40 42. Reynoso continued as a gritty starter for the Rockies through 1996, the year before No. Prior to Smith, the most notable No. Smith concluded a 13-year big league career (spent mostly as a late-inning reliever for the Astros) with a two-season stint with the North Siders. When a number is retired by a team, no one else can wear the number. He made the announcement with Sharon Robinson, the daughter of Jackie Robinson. That said, players who were wearing No. 42 (in fact, it’s the o… 42 in Cubs history was Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter, who was a four-time All-Star and 1979 NL Cy Young Award winner for Chicago. 42. During the Marlins' World Series run, he allowed just one hit, walked two and struck out 10 in nine scoreless innings across seven postseason appearances. 42, marking the first time any number had been retired throughout any of the four major American sporting organizations (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL). Bowa, who was Fregosi’s third-base coach, greeted him. He only wore the number for a short time before MLB retired it, which made Webster eligible to keep wearing it. Thus, some teams have had a player wear No. 42, given their proximity to the former site of Ebbets Field in Brooklyn and their birth as a replacement for the Dodgers and Giants franchises in New York. On the 60th anniversary of Robinson’s MLB debut, it was Ken Griffey Jr. who was the first player to wear the number 42 in his game that day, something he got permission to do from Commission Selig. Mets: Mo Vaughn (2002-03)Vaughn has the distinction of being the last to wear No. Red Sox: Mo Vaughn (1991-98)The man known as the “Hit Dog” throughout his eight years with the Red Sox wore No. 42 in 1997, a dozen active players were allowed to continue wearing it. Webster’s last game with the club came on May 12, 1999, in Cleveland, also marking the last time an Oriole would wear No. An oral history of the night baseball retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42 during most of the 1980s, but few may remember that the club’s last player to ever wear the number was Reynoso, who totaled nine appearances for Atlanta. During his two-year stint with the Rangers preceding his '97 campaign in South Florida, he also donned No. Major League Baseball officially retired Robinson’s No. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said at the time that Oliva had “more than big league power -- he’s got Major League power,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. © 2021 A&E Television Networks, LLC. “Bowa got right in my face and yelled, ‘Let me tell you something, if you pitch bad in this place, don’t run off the mound! Along the way, Rivera grew to learn and understand the significance of No. Orioles: Lenny Webster (1997-99)A journeyman backup catcher, Webster wore four uniform numbers for three teams before arriving in Baltimore on a free-agent contract in December 1996 and being assigned No. 42 for much of his 17-year MLB career, and he became the final player to wear No. The reason it was retired was to recognize Jackie Robinson's contribution but it did nothing more than put "him" in the closet. "Lima Time" was over. 32 in his first stint with the Tigers, being called up from Toledo as a 21-year-old in 1994. But it still irks me that he showed, in my mind, an act of anti-class by choosing to keep his number 42 when the rest of MLB retired it in honor of Robinson in 1997. The player who broke the color barrier for the Cubs was none other than Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, who debuted in 1953 and spent each of his 19 seasons with Chicago. He posted a 2.73 ERA over 80 appearances for the Padres after his 1993 breakthrough. From ...read more. A number of teams have formal or informal policies of only retiring numbers of players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, although there is no league-wide uniformity and teams sometimes break their own guidelines. Cubs: Dave Smith (1991-92)Following the 1992 season, no Cubs player wore Robinson’s No. 45 in ‘97. Yes, her first recording, “Downhearted Blues” (1923) sold a then-astonishing ...read more. In 1997, Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. That made the late Dave Smith the last player in franchise history to don the historic digits. Brewers: Scott Karl (1995-99)You might be surprised to hear that Karl had the same ERA+ in a Brewers uniform (103) as another notable left-hander in franchise history: Mike Caldwell. 42. Upon the 50th anniversary of Robinson's debut in 1997, the MLB retired his No. Arguably more impressive might be that Cook went 5-for-9 with a homer and two RBIs, including an extra-inning walk-off hit. Lima’s success was short-lived. Goodwin … 42 in honor of Robinson, his hero, and by wearing the number again for the Mets from 2002-03, Vaughn was the last Black player in MLB history to have 42 as his uniform number. He switched to No. WATCH: The Two-Part ...read more, At 7:22 a.m., Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, dies from a bullet wound inflicted the night before by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer. The Khmer Rouge, organized by Pol Pot in the Cambodian jungle in the 1960s, advocated a radical communist revolution ...read more, Despite the immense influence her records had on the shape and course of American popular music in the 20th century, the recorded legacy of Bessie Smith only captures part of her historical significance. It was pretty dumb retiring number 42. Yankees: Mariano Rivera (1995-2013)Credit former Yankees clubhouse attendant Nick Priore for issuing No. Out of this rather unremarkable crime grew one of the most famous trials in American history and a landmark case in forensic crime detection. 42. He posted a 6.17 ERA over six outings (five starts) in '91 and a 4.70 ERA in three appearances (one start) in '92. 42 for the Twins in 2002, when he served as a late-inning reliever for an AL Central championship team that also featured Eddie Guardado, Tony Fiore, LaTroy Hawkins and J.C. Romero in the bullpen. The fly-ball pitcher posted a 17-32 record and 6.04 ERA in 95 career appearances for the Tigers, but his outgoing personality and mound mannerisms made him a fan favorite. 42. After being traded to the Giants, Rueter changed his uniform to No. His Mets tenure was the least distinguished of the three, as it didn’t occur until his mid-30s. Here's a look at the last player to wear No. 42. He made one appearance in the '02 AL Division Series against the “Moneyball” Oakland A’s before pitching three times -- all in losing efforts -- in the Twins’ Championship Series loss to the Angels. 42 for his entire three-plus year career with the Expos from 1993-96. Improve this answer. Number 42 was the only number listed until number 20 was added on August 7th for Luis Gonzalez. Goodwin declined slightly in the next two years and was traded on July 25, 1997, to the Rangers for third baseman Dean Palmer, who made the '98 All-Star Game and won a Silver Slugger Award in Kansas City. Mo Vaughn played his entire career wearing number 42. When Robinson’s number was retired, the right-hander opted to wear No. Jackson posted a 3.27 ERA in 58 appearances despite striking out only 29 batters in 55 innings in his age-37 season. He tossed seven scoreless innings while allowing only two hits against the Royals to outduel Paul Byrd on a fireworks night in a game that lasted just one hour and 41 minutes, then stayed well after the game to sign autographs for fans while they waited for nightfall. The Angels signed Vaughn to a six-year, $80-million deal before the '99 season that was a disaster from the start, as he fell down the steps in the dugout in his first game and severely injured his left ankle. Me, being the last No. He once told an amazing Larry Bowa story to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 ...read more, On April 15, 2013, two bombs go off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding more than 260 other people in attendance. Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field. Nationals/Expos: Kirk Rueter (1993-96)Rueter wore No. Phillies: Toby Borland (1994-96)Borland played parts of nine seasons in the big leagues, including his first three with the Phillies. 42 was retired by all MLB teams in 1997 . MLB Top 5 HR Hitters (1970-2009) 16; MLB Team Leaders (2000s) 3; MLB Click-by-Numbers 3; MLB Last 40-HR Hitters by Team 2; Silver Sluggers (Shortstop) 2; MLB Pitching Rotations (2000s) 2; Number Retired by Two Teams (NHL) 1; MLB Top 5 Innings Pitched of the Last 25 Years 1 Pittsburgh Pirates Retired Numbers. Athletics: Buddy Groom (1996-97)Groom signed with the A’s in 1996 and immediately became a workhorse out of the bullpen. As part of the annual celebration, all players on all teams will wear Jackie’s jersey number 42, which has been retired across the league since the 1997 season, and no player names will be on the back of any jerseys. He came back in ‘98 to lead Cleveland's ‘pen with a 1.55 ERA in a team-high 64 frames while racking up 40 saves. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is the last of that group. 42 for his entire career from 1991-2003, including his two-year stint with the Angels from 1999-2000. Vaughn was traded to the Mets for Kevin Appier before the 2002 season. He played from 1991 and retired in 2003. Logically, the older franchises have retired more numbers, and usually the more success a team has had, the more numbers they have retired. No other MLB player will wear No. He gave up 48 home runs that season and went 7-16 in 33 starts. It is expected that the next number to be retired will be number 51 for Randy Johnson. But Rivera is also the last player in Major League Baseball wearing Jackie Robinson’s No. MLB executive Branch Rickey, who was charged with exploring the possibility of integration, scouted and chose Robinson to break the league’s color barrier both because of his talent and because he believed Robinson would be able to endure the racist abuse that would undoubtedly be hurled his way. When the Tigers reacquired Lima from the Astros for Dave Mlicki on June 23, 2001, Lima stuck with No. 42 sculpture that greets fans as they file into the ballpark’s main entrance, along with inscriptions of famous Robinson quotations. Goodwin wore No. The Mariners had 11 other players wear Robinson’s number over the years before it was universally retired in 1997 -- including star shortstop Omar Vizquel, who donned it when he first got called up in '89, simply because it was what was available at the time. When he first broke into the Majors with the Mets in 1993, Huskey wore No. The 34-year-old became a free agent after that season and continued to pitch until he was 39, when he ended his career with the 2004 White Sox. Robinson did indeed face racist taunts from fans, abuse and rough play from his opponents, and even racist remarks from his own teammates during the 1947 season. His number 42 was retired by UCLA in all sports on the 22nd November 2014. Padres: Pedro Martinez (1993-94)No, not that Pedro Martinez. Nitkowski and slugger Daryle Ward on Dec. 10, 1996, in exchange for pitchers Doug Brocail and Todd Jones, outfielder Brian Hunter, shortstop Orlando Miller and cash. On April 15, 1997, every team in MLB retired No. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before. Royals: Tom Goodwin (1995-97)Goodwin wore No. The first Jackie Robinson Day was on April 15, 2004. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness. 42 league-wide on April 15th, 1997. “The left-handed Pedro Martinez” is how he’s often specified. As the franchise tried to move past its Brooklyn history and embrace a new beginning in Los Angeles, the Dodgers issued the number to Ray Lamb, a right-handed reliever who played his college ball at USC. 42 on Monday. Share. Schmidt went on to have a great late-career resurgence in San Francisco, where he was runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award in 2003 behind a rare relief winner in Eric Gagne. Jackie Robinsonpioneered a national civil rights movement in America during 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgersin the 1940s and ’50s. After Mariano retires, the number 42 will never again be issued in Major League Baseball. They retired his number while he's still wearing it. MLB retires Jackie Robinson's number On April 15, 1997, the 50 anniversary of his first Major League Baseball game, the league retires Jackie Robinson’s number, 42. He sported the number on the back of his uniform toward the end of Cleveland's magical 1990s teams from 1997-99, when he played a key role as a late-innings reliever. He finished his career with stints with the Red Sox and Expos, wearing different numbers at each stop. Goodwin was selected off waivers from the Dodgers in '94 and played in just two games that year with the Royals, but he broke out in ‘95 and finished ninth in AL Rookie of the Year Award voting with a .288/.346/.358 slash line and 16 doubles. The club's fans rarely need to be reminded of how the ‘97 season came to an end, but Jackson was a huge part in helping the club get all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. The right-hander had a 4.94 ERA in 46 games for Chicago. The only player in Baseball to still wear number 42 is Mariano Rivera. Cardinals: José Oliva (1995)In August 1995, the Braves had little room to play Oliva, so they made the tough decision to trade the third baseman to the Cardinals in exchange for Anton French. He finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting that season. ATHLETICS 9: Reggie Jackson, RF 24: Rickey Henderson, LF 27: Catfish Hunter, RHP 34: Rollie Fingers, RHP 43: Dennis Eckersley, RHP • More on A's retired numbers > ANGELS 11: Jim Fregosi, SS 26: Gene Autry, owner Reds: Roger Salkeld (1996)The No. 42, beginning with baseball's decision to unilaterally retire it in April 1997. Robinson, whose breaking of the “color barrier” in 1947 was a major moment in the history of racial integration in the United States, is the only player in MLB history to have his number retired across all teams, a sign of the reverence with which he is regarded decades after he led the charge to integrate the major leagues. 42 in ’95 to pay tribute to Robinson. The sentiment grew to more players wearing number 42 each year and entire teams began to follow suit. 42, doing it in a great arena as New York, I was thankful for the legacy he left for us to continue pushing it forward, passing it down to the next generation.”. 22. In ‘99, he still accumulated 39 saves, but Jackson wasn’t quite as dominant, owning a 4.06 ERA in 72 appearances. Pirates: Jason Schmidt (1996-97)Schmidt, who had a 14-year Major League career, bounced between four uniform numbers, but his first with the Pirates was No. Goodwin was selected off waivers from the Dodgers in '94 and played in just two games that year with the Royals, but he broke out in ‘95 and finished ninth in AL Rookie of the Year Award voting with a .288/.346/.358 slash line and 16 doubles. When baseball retired Jackie Robinson’s No. He spent four more seasons pitching in the Minor Leagues and left baseball after 2000. You walk off the mound and you walk slow! He went to Houston along with Derek Bell and three others in the 11-player blockbuster that landed Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley in San Diego. Lima had posted a 6.24 ERA in 57 career games (20 starts) with the Tigers, and he certainly gave no indication of the success that lay ahead of him in Houston. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On April 15, 1997, the 50 anniversary of his first Major League Baseball game, the league retires Jackie Robinson’s number, 42. The Mets have a special link with No. Rueter famously pitched a game for the Giants on the day his first daughter was born, and he also holds the distinction of starting the first regular-season game at Oracle Park in 2000. By the time of his retirement in 1956, Robinson had won the Most Valuable Player award, been named to six All-Star teams, and won the 1955 World Series, a list of accomplishments that would have made any player a likely candidate for the Hall of Fame. “I wanted to make Mr. Jackie Robinson proud of the legacy that he left us. Rangers: Marc Sagmoen (1997)Sagmoen was a 13th-round pick in the 1993 MLB Draft, and he didn’t debut for the club until '97. Every Uniform Number Retired by Every National League Team Uniform numbers were used on a permanent basis by the Yankees and Indians in 1929, so that fans could tell who was who on the field. The all-time saves leader and baseball's first unanimous Hall of Famer wore the digits in each of the 1,115 regular season games he pitched, plus 96 more in the postseason. The president’s death came only six days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his ...read more, Pol Pot, the architect of Cambodia’s killing fields, dies of apparently natural causes while serving a life sentence imposed against him by his own Khmer Rouge. 42. Skip to main content. A paymaster and a security guard are killed during a mid-afternoon armed robbery of a shoe company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Lima died of a heart attack on May 23, 2010, at just 37 years old. No. Drafted by the Brewers in the sixth round in 1992 out of the University of Hawaii, Karl was packaged with All-Star infielder Jeff Cirillo in a three-team trade in 1999 that netted the Brewers Henry Blanco and Jamey Wright from the Rockies, and Jimmy Haynes from the A’s. MLB likes to put the number 42 on gear, giveaways and even a studio at their flagship network. 42. Rivera was already the last player to regularly wear 42, which was retired throughout … 42 after he was traded to Pittsburgh as the player to be named later in the 1996 Denny Neagle trade. Baseball universally retired the number in … The then-34-year-old left-hander served as closer Robb Nen's setup man, posting a 3.90 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP in 59 regular-season outings. A year after that, Lamb was traded to Cleveland. READ MORE: Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mlb-retires-jackie-robinsons-number-42. Follow edited Mar 13 '18 at 15:57. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. 29. Webster then appeared in 222 games over parts of the next three seasons, hitting .265 with 17 home runs, mainly as Chris Hoiles’ backup. Reynoso donned the number with Colorado and had his best season in the team’s first year. 42. In 1997, he pitched for the Mets on the day of the ceremony at Shea Stadium on April 15. Dodgers: Ray Lamb (1969)Believe it or not, Robinson wasn’t the last Dodger to wear No. By virtue of his longevity and playing for a New York team, Rivera developed and enjoyed a lasting bond with Robinson's family. Before 1947, Major League Baseball was, like much of America, explicitly whites-only, with Black players competing in the entirely separate Negro American League. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Schmidt donned No. Philip Kendall ♦. Rivera has said that he is honored to still be wearing Robinson’s legendary 4-2 and keeping the memory of one of baseball most important pioneers alive, but at the same time I think that by still wearing 42 he … Those uniform numbers corresponded to the player's place in the lineup; those who batted leadoff wore number one, those who batted clean-up wore number four and … Salkeld, the third overall pick by the Mariners in the 1989 Draft -- and grandson of former Major League catcher Bill Salkeld -- was traded from Seattle to Cincinnati in 1995 for pitcher Tim Belcher. 42, which was retired on April 15, 1997, on the 50th anniversary of Robinson’s first game in … 19.7k 2 2 gold badges 29 29 silver badges 59 59 bronze … Banks’ No. The following year, the Dodgers realized their mistake and Lamb switched to No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. And while he didn’t have a Hall of Fame career and doesn’t qualify as one of the best pitchers who ever lived, the left-handed Pedro Martinez was a useful reliever across two seasons in San Diego. MLB permanently retired the #42 in 1997. anyone who was wearing #42 at the time to continue to wear it. Angels: Mo Vaughn (1999-2000)Vaughn wore No. Thus, he was the last player to debut wearing No. Give them a chance to boo you, because you deserve it!’”. He was traded back to the Tigers in '01 and bounced around thereafter. He pitched in the bullpen with the Astros in '97 before putting up a pair of improbable seasons as a starter for Houston’s playoff teams. On April 15, 1997, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, Major League Baseball universally retired No. Oliva died in a car accident in '97 at the age of 26. 42. Major League Baseball retired Robinson’s legendary number eight years before the franchise relocated to Washington. He appeared in a career-high 78 games in 1997 and posted a 5.15 ERA. Back on June 4, 1989, Hernandez’s debut with the Blue Jays was a heavy lift for a reliever, as he threw 93 pitches over 6 2/3 innings after starter Alex Sanchez recorded just a single out. All Rights Reserved. 14 is retired by the franchise. White Sox: Scott Ruffcorn (1996)The White Sox had high hopes for the right-hander when they selected him 25th overall in the 1991 MLB Draft, but Ruffcorn didn’t live up to those expectations despite having great success at the Minor League level. 13 by season’s end. He enjoyed a decade-long run with the Giants, going 105-80 with a 4.32 ERA over 281 appearances, and he was the winningest left-hander in San Francisco history until Madison Bumgarner burst onto the scene. Major League Baseball retired #42 for Jackie Robinson in 1997 in recognition of him being the first African-American player in … The MLB retired his number in 1997 and currently all players wear 42 on "Jackie Robinson Day" (April 15th). In 13 postseason appearances that year, Jackson permitted just one run in 13 1/3 innings (0.68 ERA) with 16 strikeouts. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nonetheless, he proved that African American players could not only compete but could thrive in MLB, leading the league in stolen bases and winning National League Rookie of the Year. That was real pressure. 42 for three years in Kansas City before he was traded in 1997 and MLB retired the number. As an alternative to retiring numbers, many teams have established other means of honoring former players, such as team-specific Halls of Fame (Angels, Astros, Athletics, Braves, Brewers, Cardinals, Indians, Mariners, Mets, Orioles, Padres, Rangers, Reds, Red Sox Sagmoen ironically made his Major League debut on April 15, 1997, which was the same day MLB opted to retire Jackie Robinson’s number league-wide. 34. Just about all MLB teams share the tradition (a few of the younger teams have not yet retired a number other than Jackie Robinson’s league wide retired number 42), but teams go about doing it in different ways. Ruffcorn actually never won a big league game, finishing 0-8 with an 8.57 ERA over parts of five seasons. Those uniform numbers corresponded to the player's place in the lineup; those who batted leadoff wore number one, those who batted clean-up wore number four and … 42 for two different clubs (Indians and Twins). In honor of the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier, all MLB players will wear his No. The AL Most Valuable Player in 1995, Vaughn belted 230 homers and had a .936 OPS for the Red Sox. His first Major League hit was an inside-the-park home run at Kauffman Stadium against the Royals. 42 for the Braves on Oct. 3, 1992, when he tossed a scoreless inning and notched his only career save in what became a rain-shortened six-inning game. 42. UCLA is where he went to college and lettered in 4 sports. 42. 42 for three years in Kansas City before he was traded in 1997 and MLB retired the number. Braves: Armando Reynoso (1991-92)Some Braves fans might remember Rick Mahler wearing No. 42 league-wide, meaning no new players would be issued the number around the league in Robinson's honor. Both ...read more, Four months after leading a successful revolution in Cuba, Fidel Castro visits the United States. Selected by Montreal in the 18th round of the ‘91 Draft, the left-hander went 8-0 and finished seventh in NL Rookie of the Year Award voting in ‘93. It was power the Cardinals wanted, but they never truly got it in the Majors, as Oliva went on to bat just .122 over 22 games to close the '95 season. Every Uniform Number Retired by Every American League Team Uniform numbers were used on a permanent basis by the Yankees and Indians in 1929, so that fans could tell who was who on the field. Indians: Michael Jackson (1997-99)Jackson is the last to wear No. Overall, he made 59 starts and was 25-12 with a 4.03 ERA with the Expos. In a 1997 ceremony attended by Robinson’s widow and President Bill Clinton, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said, “Number 42 belongs to Jackie Robinson for the ages.” Certain players who wore the number at the time were permitted to do so for the remainder of their career—thus the New York Yankees’ Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera was the last-ever player to wear the number, playing his final game in 2013. Skip to navigation. When Borland got hit hard in a 1995 game at Veterans Stadium, manager Jim Fregosi removed him from the game and Borland jogged from the mound to the dugout under a torrent of boos. Below are the retired numbers for every Major League club. Twins: Michael Jackson (2002)Jackson alternated between wearing No. Astros: Jose Lima (1997-2001)Lima was 24 years old when he was traded from the Tigers to the Astros, along with catcher Brad Ausmus, pitchers Trever Miller and C.J. Yankees retired numbers and the baseball legends who wore them Detroit traded him in a nine-player deal on Dec. 10, 1996, to Houston, where he wore No. That day was a start to an annual tradition throughout Major League Baseball and an inspirational reminder about what happened on that day exactly 57 years earlier when Jackie Robinson beca… He was elected to the Hall of Fame as soon as he was eligible in 1962, and the Dodgers retired his number shortly before his death in 1972. 10 before switching to No. The right-hander posted an 0-5 mark with a 9.68 ERA over 12 games (five starts) with the White Sox and has been out of baseball since '99. 42 at the time could choose to continue wearing it until they retired. 42 was like number … “At that point, it was even more demanding, the amount of responsibility I had wearing that number. 38 and No. Toronto had drafted Hernandez in the fourth round in '86 and he developed as a starter, but came out of the bullpen for the majority of his 10-year Major League career. 42 for three different clubs: the Red Sox, Angels and Mets. Tigers: Jose Lima (2001-02)Lima actually wore No. He would go on to play only 21 games for the Rangers, batting .140 with four RBIs and just that one home run. On January 1, 1959, Castro’s revolutionary forces overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The visit was marked by tensions between Castro and the American government. 42 was a revolving door for a cavalcade of Reds players, with seven different occupants over the final decade before being retired to honor Robinson. 42 to Rivera. Before Schmidt’s career was over, he got to play for Robinson’s Dodgers in Los Angeles, signing as a free agent in ‘06 and wearing No. 42 for each MLB team: Blue Jays: Xavier Hernandez (1989)Hernandez, a right-handed relief pitcher, made his debut with the Blue Jays in 1989 and appeared in seven games, covering 22 2/3 innings that season before the Astros selected him in the Rule 5 Draft. Reynoso last wore No. Wayne Gretzky, whose domination of the National Hockey League earned him the nickname The Great One, is the only other player to have his number retired across every team in a major American sports league. Lamb wore the number from Aug. 1 until the end of that season, and had success, posting a 1.80 ERA in 10 appearances. 42 was worn for the longest time as a Twin by Dick Such, who wore it from 1985-97 while serving as pitching coach under Ray Miller and Tom Kelly. Karl never had a chance to author the postseason moments that Caldwell did, but the former did make at least 32 starts in all four of his full seasons with the team.
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