Currently, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera wears number 42. Mariano is the last day to day player to wear that number in Major League baseball, and upon his retirement or change of number, will be the last to ever wear the number 42.
Mariano Rivera, closer for the New York Yankees.
Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson wore #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1947-1956.
No player for the Detroit Tigers wore #42 during the 2007 season. Major League Baseball retired the #42 in 1997. Currently, Mariano Rivera is the last player using the number.
#42 is retired by the the MLB April 15th 1997 in honor of Jackie Robinson. However they do alow a player from each team to wear his number once year on April 15th. In 2009 the cubs allowed every player to wear number 42 in honor of the Jackie Robinson and every thing he has done for the game of baseball.
Mariano Rivera is the current player and will be the last player on the Yankees to wear number 42. The number was retired throughout baseball in honor of Jackie Robinson. The players who were wearing that number when it was retired were allowed to keep it.
Mariano Rivera still wears # 42. He is the last player in the league who will ever wear the number.
Currently, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera wears number 42. Mariano is the last day to day player to wear that number in Major League baseball, and upon his retirement or change of number, will be the last to ever wear the number 42.
Mariano Rivera is the last player that Major League Baseball grandfathered in that still continues to wear #42. After Mariano, the number will not be issued again.
Mariano Rivera Number 42Mariano Rivera is the last Major league ballplayer, and Yankees player still wearing uniform number 42. Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinsons uniform number 42. No Other player on any team can wear the number. Because Mariano had the number when Robinsons number was retired he was allowed to continue wearing it. When Mariano Rivera retires from baseball the New York Yankees will retire uniform number 42 in honor him.
MLB retired the #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson at the start of the 1997. However, anybody who was wearing #42 at that time was allowed to continue to wear it. Rivera is the last active player who was wearing #42 at the time it was retired. Once Rivera retires, no one will wear the #42 again.
No one. The last to wear it was Mariano Rivera.
Mariano Rivera, closer for the New York Yankees.
He is the last active player to wear the uniform number that has been retired by all other teams in honor of the late Jackie Robinson. When Rivera's career ends, no other Yankees player will ever again wear it.
Pitcher Jose Lima between 1997-2001.
Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson wore #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1947-1956.
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