MLB Players Who Wore Number 00 | Baseball-Reference.com (2024)

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What MLB player currently wears the number 00? Ottavino is the only pitcher to ever wear zero. He said it's an "O" for his last name, and he has worn it since little league. His former team, the St.

What MLB player currently wears the number 00? Ottavino is the only pitcher to ever wear zero. He said it's an "O" for his last name, and he has worn it since little league. His former team, the St.

In fact, according to Baseball Reference, there are only six numbers that no Major Leaguer has ever worn in a game — Nos. 80, 86, 89, 90, 92, and 93. Here's a look at some of the more obscure numbers ever to be worn on a Major League diamond, and the players who have worn them, starting with No.

0 -- which other MLBers donned the digit? In Major League Baseball, players are allowed to wear zero as their uniform number (yes, it's a number.

42 on a baseball jersey today is to think of Jackie Robinson. It's inescapable, with anyone in uniform every April 15 donning those digits.

Jim Otto wore number "00" during most of his career with the Oakland Raiders. Wide receiver Ken Burrough of the Houston Oilers also wore "00" during his NFL career in the 1970s. This NFL numbering system is based on a player's primary position.

The number 0 was made legal in 2022, although it remains banned as the first digit of a two-digit number. In forms of the game that have fewer than 11 men (most notably eight-man football and six-man football) a player can wear any number.

If Mills never wore 69, it means that Cole is only the fifth player to don it on his back in a major league game — probably. Peter Munro is listed by both baseball-reference.com and the Blue Jays' media guide as having worn 69 for Toronto in 1999, but also 13 — a similar situation to Mills.

Teams other than the front-running team have what is called an elimination number (or "tragic number") (often abbreviated E#). This number represents the number of wins by the leading team or losses by the trailing team which will eliminate the trailing team.

In Major League Baseball (MLB), players are allowed to wear any number between 0 and 99 on their uniforms, but certain numbers are traditionally associated with specific positions: Pitchers: 1-99.

Is 42 banned in MLB? ›

Below are the retired numbers for every Major League club. On April 15, 1997, every team in MLB retired No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson.

Beginning in September 2021, Latin American players and Roberto Clemente Award winners were given the option to wear number 21 during Roberto Clemente Day.

44 Jerseys at 2021 All-Star Festivities. Legendary baseball player Hank Aaron died earlier this year, but his presence will be felt at the 2021 All Star Game festivities.

0 in 1997 before switching to No. 10 for the rest of his Mets career. 00: Tony Clark -- Clark is the lone Met to have worn double zero, doing so for two months before switching out of deference to the team's mascot, Mr. Met.

Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame center Jim Otto wore No. 00 as a wordplay off his name (Aught-Oh), but there won't be any double-zeros in 2023 because the NFL hasn't given the OK to bring that number combination back.

Some of the great pitching duels in baseball history have received little publicity because more than 30 extra-inning contests ended in 0-0 ties.