Now that the Yankees have retired Derek Jeter’s No. 2, they are officially out of single-digit options for current and future players. They have also retired the numbers 10, 15, 16, 20, 23, 32, 37, 42, 44, 46, 49 and 51. That means 21 of the numbers between 1 and 99 are no longer available. If the Yankees keep retiring numbers at this rate, how long will it be until a player has to wear a three-digit number on his back? Laugh if you want, but current Yankees hotshot Aaron Judge wears No. 99. Maybe when the numbers run out, teams can get creative. How about symbols? Or maybe emojis?
Retiring jersey numbers has become ridiculous
