Why is Mariano Rivera allowed to wear number 42 if it is supposed to be a retired number?
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Any players who were wearing #42 at the time MLB announced the league-wide retirement of the number in honor of Robinson (15-April-1997, the 50th anniversary of his historic debut) were granted continuing permission to wear it until they chose to give it up, or quit playing. Nine players were wearing #42 and kept it: Lenny Webster, Butch Huskey, Mike Jackson, Scott Karl, Jose Lima, Mo Vaughn, Tom Goodwin, Rivera, and Rangers blip-in-history Marc Sagmoen, who had been called up earlier in the day.Rivera is the last one still active.
Griffey wore #42 on the big night in 1997 in tribute to Jackie.
He was wearing it before it was retired.
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He had 42 before MLB retired it for Jackie Robinson. He is the last player to be grandfathered in for the number.At the time the number 42 was retired, anyone still wearing that number could keep it if they wanted. Rivera is one of those people.
He was already wearing the number at the time it was retired in honor of Jackie Robinson. Rivera, as well as anyone else already wearing the number at the time, were allowed to wear the number for the rest of their careers.
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The league let anyone wearing the number keep it, although I am sure they figured those players would have enough integrity to switch numbers. Obviously they figured wrong.When did the Cleveland Indians change their uniforms?
Like everyone else said he was wearing it before they retired it.Would you enjoy a 1-0 baseball game?? Explain?
It's called a grandfather clause.It's also called this is about the 10th time in the last couple of weeks that this question has been asked and answered, and the answers don't change. Did you check any of them?
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