Although the Yankees were reportedly planning on retiring Derek Jeter's No. 2 in a ceremony honoring the shortstop, the club itself denied the reports Wednesday night, according to ESPNNewYork's Andrew Marchand.
Yankees deny reported plans to retire Derek Jeter’s number
After reports broke that the Yankees are planning to retire Derek Jeter’s No. 2 on Sunday, the Yankees themselves refuted the claims.
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Yankees PR director Jason Zillo called the reports “inaccurate and fabricated,” telling reporters the team had no such plans.
Jeter would be the 19th player whose number the Yankees have retired, a list that includes a bevy of Hall of Famers.
But per Marchand, the Yankees have no plans to retire Jeter’s number yet, even after the club retired Mariano Rivera’s No. 42 in a ceremony honoring their former closer last September. Jeter, of course, has gone through a similar season-long farewell tour to the one that Rivera enjoyed last season prior to retiring.
The Yankees do plan to wear a patch on their uniform beginning Sunday through the end of the season commemorating Jeter’s final campaign. Other planned highlights include a retrospective on Jeter’s career, a Q&A with Hall of Fame shortstop Ernie Banks, recollections from Jeter’s parents and a four-panel centerpiece with a visual retelling of the shortstop’s career highlights.
It appears, however, that the Yankees won’t be retiring Jeter’s No. 2 just yet.
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