June 13, 1948.
The Babe's #3 was retired at a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium. It was his last appearance at Yankee Stadium before he passed away on August 16, 1948.
There is no Yankees player that currently wears the #3. In 1948, the Yankees retired the #3 in honor of Babe Ruth.
No Yankees player currently wears number 40.
Currently, no player wears #21 for the Yankees.
Currently, no Yankees player wears #14.
Jacoby Ellsbury wears #22 for the Yankees.
Currently, Eric Chavez wears #12 for the Yankees.
Brett Gardner currently wears number 11 for the New York Yankees.
Currently, there is no player on the Yankees that wears the #12.
Pitcher Javier Vazquez wears #31 for the New York Yankees.
CC Sabathia is number 52Derek Jeter is number 2
Mark Teixeira wears number 25 for the Yankees.
Currently, second baseman Robinson Cano wears #24 for the Yankees.
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez currently wears #13 for the Yankees.