Friday, April 13, 2007

Baseball Remembers...

60 years ago Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

The celebrate the day, MLB has agreed to let any uniformed player, manager or coach to wear the number 42 (Robinson's number with the Dodgers) for games played this Sunday.

The number 42 was retired by every team in baseball in salute of Robinson in 1997. Only players who currently wore the number could continue to do so. Mariano Rivera, the Yankees closer, is the only player still wearing the number.

Many in baseball will take advantage of the ability to show their respect for Robinson. Here is a team by team breakdown (as of this post):
Angels: Gary Matthews Jr.
Astros: All players
Athletics: Milton Bradley
Blue Jays: Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, Royce Clayton and hitting coach Mickey Brantley
Braves: Andruw Jones
Brewers: All players
Cardinals: All players
Cubs: Derrek Lee, Cliff Floyd, Jacque Jones and Daryle Ward
Devil Rays: Carl Crawford
Diamondbacks: Orlando Hudson
Dodgers: All players
Giants: Barry Bonds
Indians: Josh Barfield, Grady Sizemore and C.C. Sabathia
Mariners: Arthur Rhodes
Marlins: Dontrelle Willis
Mets: Manager Willie Randolph
Nationals: Dmitri Young
Orioles: Corey Patterson
Padres: Mike Cameron
Phillies: All players
Pirates: All players
Rangers: Manager Ron Washington
Red Sox: Coco Crisp
Reds: Ken Griffey Jr.
Rockies: LaTroy Hawkins
Royals: Reggie Sanders, Emil Brown
Tigers: Gary Sheffield
Twins: Torii Hunter, Rondell White and first-base coach Jerry White
White Sox: Jermaine Dye, first-base coach Harold Baines and third-base coach Razor Shines
Yankees: Mariano Rivera (uniform No. 42 grandfathered in 1997), Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter and manager Joe Torre

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