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Why was Jackie Robinson's number retired?

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Anonymous

 ∙ 14y ago
Updated: 9/27/2023

His rookie year was 1947 and he retired after the 1956 season.

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He retired after the 1956 World Series when the Brooklyn Dodgers arranged to trade him to the crosstown rival New York Giants.

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 ∙ 14y ago
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Jackie Robinson retired after the 1956 season.

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April 15th, 1997. This is why Mariano Rivera, prolific Yankee closer, still wears the same number. He debuted with the Yankees on May 23, 1995.

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 ∙ 15y ago
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Because he was a supurb player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Yes. They have retired the jersey number of Jackie Robinson.

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In 1984

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