It was Jackie Robinson.
Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired in 1999 by the NHLJackie Robinson's #42 was retired by the MLB
Jackie Robinson in Baseball. They retired his jersey for every team in the mlb.
No. All MLB teams have at least one retired number: Jackie Robinson's #42.
5 retired jerseys or 6 counting Jackie Robinson 2,5,6,16 and 23 and if you want to count 42 retired by all of mlb
Jackie Robinson wore No.42 and played for the Dodgers.
9 - Reggie Jackson 27 - Jim Hunter 34 - Rollie Fingers 42 - Jackie Robinson (retired for all teams by MLB) 43 - Dennis Eckersley
Of course, Jackie Robinson's 42 was retired from the whole league... Hent Hrbek's 14 was retired, Rod Carew's 29 was retired, Kirby Puckett's 34 was retired, Harmon Killebrew's 3 was retired, and Tony Oliva's 6 was retired
He was 42 when he retired from the printing business.
Number 42 is retired by all major league baseball teams because, this was the number of Jackie Robinson. He was the first African-American to ever play mojor league baseball. Jackie went to collage at UCLA, he played baseball, football, basketball, and he ran track. At all four sports he was the best at the collage.
The baseball almanac website provides a list of MLB players by year they retired. They provide a comprehensive breakdown of every retired uniform number in the National League.
Yes, the #42 was used up until the 1997 season when it was retired by MLB on the occasion of the 50th anniverisary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Those that wore the #42 at the time were allowed to continue wearing it. As of the 2008 season, there is only one player in MLB wearing the number, that being Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees. Once Rivera retires no one else will ever wear the #42 in MLB.
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