The Yankees will retire Derek Jeter’s No. 2 jersey and honor him with a plaque in Monument Park on May 14, Mother’s Day, making official what had been expected long before he retired after the 2014 season.
The retirement of Jeter’s jersey, before a game against the Houston Astros, brings the Yankees’ total of retired uniform numbers to 21, far and away the most in baseball, and means that every Yankees number from 1 to 10 has been retired. Nobody has worn 0 for the Yankees, and outfielder Brett Gardner, who wears No. 11, has the lowest current number.