He wore #25 as a player, and now wears #27 as manager. He picked #27 with the hopes of bringing them their 27th World Series title.
After winning their 27th World Series title in 2009, Joe Girardi changed his uniform number to #28. With the same hopes in mind.
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Joe Torre wore uniform number 15 with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves from 1960 -1968. He finished his career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1969 - 1974), and the New York Mets (1975 - 1977) wearing uniform number 9.
Joe Torre wore number 9 when he was the Braves manager in the early 1980s. It was the same uniform number that he wore as a player for the Mets and Cardinals.