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West Virginia will retire Pat White’s No. 5, honoring the four-year quarterback who powered the Mountaineers to four bowl wins (Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Gator Bowl) and finished with 6,049 passing yards, 4,480 rushing yards, and 103 total TDs; White later had NFL, UFL, and CFL stints, and the move marks a rare, lasting tribute to a player whose era also highlighted pay disparities in college football.
An opinion piece arguing teams should never retire jersey numbers unless they’re certain they’ll never reissue them; otherwise the honor risks reversal and puts players in awkward positions (as with Matt Leinart at USC). It notes some franchises avoid retirement altogether and suggests using irrevocable honors or other immortalizing methods instead of risking future reissuance.
The New York Mets will retire Dwight Gooden's No. 16 on April 14 and Darryl Strawberry's No. 18 on June 1, with the former stars discussing their struggles with drugs and alcohol that affected their careers during a Zoom news conference. Gooden and Strawberry expressed regret over their past decisions and the impact it had on their potential Hall of Fame careers, while also reflecting on their time with the Mets and the challenges of playing in New York.
The New York Mets will retire the numbers of Dwight Gooden (No. 16) and Darryl Strawberry (No. 18) in separate pregame ceremonies next year to honor their contributions to the team's 1986 World Series victory. Gooden and Strawberry were key players in the championship-winning season but faced personal struggles with drug problems afterward. This decision brings the total number of retired numbers by the Mets to nine, up from four before Steve Cohen purchased the team in 2020.
The New York Yankees had a busy day, with shortstop Anthony Volpe making his MLB debut and going 0-for-2 with a walk, while the team acquired pitcher Colton Brewer from the Rays for cash considerations. The Yankees have also requested that MLB stop issuing retired numbers to managers and coaches, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo gifted each of his teammates two bottles of wine from an Italian winery.
The New York Yankees have requested Major League Baseball to allow them to no longer issue uniform numbers to manager Aaron Boone and uniformed members of their coaching staff due to the franchise's 22 retired numbers causing a shortfall of available digits. The Yankees have retired a total of 22 numbers, including Lou Gehrig's No. 4 and Derek Jeter's No. 2. No single-digit numbers are available, and the No. 8 has been retired for both Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.
The New York Yankees' success has led to the retirement of so many uniform numbers that the team is running out of numbers to give to players and coaches. The Yankees have retired 22 numbers, well ahead of the second-place Cardinals, who have retired 14. The lack of numbers left over has become such an issue for the Yankees that they have started a conversation about no longer issuing uniform numbers to managers and coaches, and it’s gaining momentum in clubhouses around the game.