Babe Ruth was the first New York Yankee to wear the number 3. Babe batted third for the New York Yankees, and when they first started to use numbers they handed them out as you batted in the line up. Other Yankees that wore the number 3 included George Selkirk (1935-1942), Bud Metheny (1943-1946), Roy Weatherly (1946), Ed Bockman (1946), Allie Clark(1947), and Cliff Mapes (1948). Babe Ruth's number 3 was retired by the Yankees in 1948.
No. Derek Jeter always wore number 2 as a New York Yankee.
Hector Lopez wore uniform number 11 as a New York Yankee.
Wade Boggs wore number 12 as a New York Yankee.
He wore #6 from 1952-1960. Andy Carey also wore #54 in 1952 for the Yankees.
No. Alex Rodriguez only wore the number 13 as a Yankee. The number 7 was retired in honor of Mickey Mantle.
Pitcher Alfredo Aceves is the only New York Yankee to wear number 91. He wore it from 2008 to 2010.
No player on the New York Yankees wore uniform number 11 in 1970.
No. Derek Jeter always wore number 2 as a New York Yankee.
Hector Lopez wore uniform number 11 as a New York Yankee.
Bob Meusel wore #5 as a New York Yankee.
Wade Boggs wore number 12 as a New York Yankee.
He wore #6 from 1952-1960. Andy Carey also wore #54 in 1952 for the Yankees.
No. Alex Rodriguez only wore the number 13 as a Yankee. The number 7 was retired in honor of Mickey Mantle.
Brett Tomko, and Shelly Duncam wore uniform number 28 for the 2009 New York Yankees.
Mike Lowell wore #60 for the Yankees in 1998. He only played in eight games.
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According to yankeesnumbers.com, nobody with the initials TM wore #26 for the Yankees. Click on the 'Yankees Numbers' link below to see all Yankees that wore #26.