2006-08-18 07:32:57 · 14 answers · asked by kevin 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
the number 42 is retired from EVERY MLB baseball team. Except the players that are currently wearing the number, no new players can wear 42 only the ones that had the number when jackie robinson's number was retired. and no dumba$$ it was retired in 1997 not this year.
2006-08-18 07:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by jack_daniels 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Major league baseball retired Jackie Robinson's #42. Mariano Rivera is allowed to continue wear #42, since he was already wearing it. Once Rivera retires no one will be wearing #42, and no one will ever wear it again.
2006-08-20 16:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by tom b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a grandfather clause thing. Rivera wore the number before it was retired, and will be allowed to wear it the remainder of his career.
2006-08-18 17:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would #42 be retired by the whole league? This is news to me.
2006-08-20 09:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by gorillaguth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
42 was retired at the start of this year....mariano has been striking out red sox for many seasons...no new players in mlb will wear jackie robinson's 42.
2006-08-18 14:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by paperclips86 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
great question but it's because Rivera had the number before it was retired......
2006-08-18 14:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was wearing it before it was retired, and hes the best closer ever
2006-08-18 14:38:38 · answer #7 · answered by jim_shoe31 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grandfather clause... He wore it, before it was retired...
2006-08-18 14:40:42 · answer #8 · answered by hot4manny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steinbrenner probably paid the MLB $9,000,000 to let him keep it
2006-08-18 17:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he wore it before it was retired
2006-08-18 14:38:12 · answer #10 · answered by dominicana_luva24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋