Mariano Rivera is the last player that Major League Baseball grandfathered in that still continues to wear #42. After Mariano, the number will not be issued again.
He is the last active player to wear the uniform number that major league baseball has retired in honor of the late Jackie Robinson. When Rivera's career ends, no member of the Yankees organization will ever wear it again.
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He is the last active player to wear the uniform number that has been retired by all other teams in honor of the late Jackie Robinson. When Rivera's career ends, no other Yankees player will ever again wear it.
MLB retired the #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson at the start of the 1997. However, anybody who was wearing #42 at that time was allowed to continue to wear it. Rivera is the last active player who was wearing #42 at the time it was retired. Once Rivera retires, no one will wear the #42 again.
42 because it's Jackie robinsons number and every team has it retired (there will never be another #42, ever) The above answer is absolutely correct as no player in MLB, once Mariano Rivera of the Yankees retires, will ever wear the #42 again. The number that has been retired by the most teams, other than #42, is #20 which has been retired by 9 teams ... Reds (Frank Robinson), Orioles (also Frank Robinson), Dodgers (Don Sutton), Giants (Monte Irvin), Cardinals (Lou Brock), Royals (Frank White), Phillies (Mike Schmidt), Diamondbacks (Luis Gonzalez), and Pirates (Pie Traynor).
The top two are the Boston Celtica and NY Yankees: The Celtics retires a total of 21 retired numbers for 22 people -- two players wore 18, and it ras retired for both of them. There are 16 former Yankees with their uniform numbers retired. While Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired from baseball entirely in '97, players already wearing 42 were allowed to keep it. NYY pitcher Mariano Rivera is the last active player still wearing 42.
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Jackie Guerrido first auditioned for a major role in 1996. She has been active in television eve since and had a long career in presenting the weather.
she is still an active player as of Oct 2008
Gooden is now retired as an active player.
Currently, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera wears number 42. Mariano is the last day to day player to wear that number in Major League baseball, and upon his retirement or change of number, will be the last to ever wear the number 42.
No, there is no requirement to salute a retired officer. If a lower ranking person wants to salute a retired officer as a sign of respect, that would be appropriate. However, it is not required by regulation.