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When sports players get a jersey number that was used by a previous player on that team, there is some expectation that they will prove themselves worthy of wearing that number, by playing at the level of the previous wearer. When a sports team retires such a number, it is is a statement that no player will ever again be worthy of wearing it. If any player deserves that honor, it would be Babe Ruth.

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