a concept highlighted by wearing the iconic pinstripes with only a number as an identifier. By keeping their jerseys free of ...

89 debut jersey last winter ... As silly as it sounds, a formal number change is the first indication we've gotten this offseason that the Yankees believe he can make it work, too.

After a few flirtations with uniform numbers, the practice of putting them on player jerseys began in earnest with the 1929 Yankees, and they have been a part of baseball ever since. At first ...