Why mariano rivera wears 42

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Load More Comments. Most Popular. New York Giants. New York Knicks. Tom Thibodeau loses cool as Knicks starters flame out in latest home loss. Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, He was the first black player to play professional baseball in the 20th century — before that, there was a racist agreement among team owners to keep black ballplayers off the field.

Not only was Robinson a pioneer in civil rights, he was one of the greatest baseball players of his era, and was enshrined in the Hall of Fame upon his retirement. In the early days of the celebration, the day was recognized at all ballparks, and baseballs were stamped with No.

It wasn't until that players began wearing No. Lima had posted a 6. He went with a 3. He gave up 48 home runs that season and went in 33 starts. He was traded back to the Tigers in '01 and bounced around thereafter.

He appeared in a career-high 78 games in and posted a 5. In outings from , he combined for a 4. Mariners: Butch Huskey Huskey donned No. In his short Seattle stint, Huskey slashed. When he first broke into the Majors with the Mets in , Huskey wore No.

He switched to No. He would go on to play only 21 games for the Rangers, batting. Thus, he was the last player to debut wearing No. He posted a 6. Reynoso last wore No. He was taken by the Rockies in the Expansion Draft, and he ended up spending the next 10 seasons with the Rockies, Mets and D-backs. Marlins: Dennis Cook When the Marlins signed Cook as a free agent in December , he had already played for six teams in his nine Major League seasons, all while sporting six numbers.

During his two-year stint with the Rangers preceding his '97 campaign in South Florida, he also donned No. The thenyear-old left-hander served as closer Robb Nen's setup man, posting a 3.

Arguably more impressive might be that Cook went 5-for-9 with a homer and two RBIs, including an extra-inning walk-off hit. During the Marlins' World Series run, he allowed just one hit, walked two and struck out 10 in nine scoreless innings across seven postseason appearances.

Mets: Mo Vaughn Vaughn has the distinction of being the last to wear No. Still, Vaughn was productive throughout a homer season in before tailing off in his final year as a Major League player.

The Mets have a special link with No. Overall, he made 59 starts and was with a 4. After being traded to the Giants, Rueter changed his uniform to No.