In Major League Baseball there is one number not permitted to appear on the uniforms of any team, and that is ‘42’. In 1997, MLB retired this number to honour Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers and, in fact, adapted a new tradition in 2004 by stipulating that every player in the American and National Leagues wears Number 42 on their uniforms on every April 15th...
The Celt · Aug 14, 2020
