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I realize that it seems a little premature to talk about retiring a player’s number while he is still in the active roster. However, Brett Gardner has reunited the necessary requirements to be considered for such an honor. After all, he is the longest-tenured New York Yankees‘ member and has remained a one-team player up to this point, in a time in which that is becoming quite uncommon.
According to MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch, “the Yankees do not divulge the criteria for players to have their numbers retired, but a club spokesperson told MLB.