The first Baseball team to use numbers on uniforms was the 1916 Cleveland Indians when they wore small numbers on the sleeves of their uniforms, as a way of identifying the players. This practice was short lived.
in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.
High unifrom numbers arehanded out to rookies, and players that most likely will not make the team out of spring training. Number 68 is more of a number handed out to a football player. The Yankees have retired a lot of numbers but, it could be a real long time before they get to 68. Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 68. * Brad Arnsberg * Russ Springer * Charlie Sands * Dioner Navarro (2004)
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.
Currently, there is no player on the Yankees that wears the #12.
Brett Gardner currently wears number 11 for the New York Yankees.
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.
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez currently wears #13 for the Yankees.
Currently, second baseman Robinson Cano wears #24 for the Yankees.