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Babe Ruth Overdue For MLB Uniform Number Retirement

Babe Ruth Overdue For MLB Uniform Number Retirement
statue of Babe Ruth is seen at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum during induction weekend in Cooperstown, New York on July 24, 2010. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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Why Babe Ruth’s uniform No. 3 isn’t retired by MLB remains one of professional sport’s great mysteries.

You must go way back—27 years to be precise. April 15, 1997, when the late Brooklyn Dodgers’ second baseman Jackie Robinson had his uniform No. 42 permanently retired by MLB.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.