TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Adam Ottavino has a bagel on his back, supplanting Derek Jeter in one small area of New York Yankees history.
The newly signed relief pitcher was playing catch at Steinbrenner Field during Thursday’s opening workout of spring training, a white No. 0 on his dark blue practice jersey with the interlocking “NY” on the front. When he gets into a game, he will become the first player in the team’s history to wear the number.
Jeter was thought to be the last player with a single-digit uniform on the Yankees, and his No.