{"id":1210023,"date":"2020-07-24T13:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T17:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1210023"},"modified":"2022-07-17T22:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:29:03","slug":"the-new-york-yankees-former-equipment-manager-tried-to-take-no-2-away-from-derek-jeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-new-york-yankees-former-equipment-manager-tried-to-take-no-2-away-from-derek-jeter\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees' Former Equipment Manager Tried to Take No. 2 Away From Derek Jeter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wearing a single-digit number for the New York Yankees<\/a> wasn't something Derek Jeter <\/a>ever really thought about when he was drafted by his favorite team in 1992. Sure, he knew the history of single digits in the Bronx as he'd studied up on just about everything to do with the organization. But he was hoping to wear No. 13 when he got to the big leagues in 1995. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the number he'd always tried to get when he played, as that was the number his father wore in college. But Jim Leyritz already had it when Jeter arrived, so that was out. But then-manager Buck Showalter might not have let him wear it anyway as he thought Jeter should have the last remaining single-digit number the Yankees had to offer at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the team's former equipment manager didn't feel the same way and actually tried to take No. 2 away from the future Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single digits are a big deal for the New York Yankees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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