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Why do players wear No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day?
Robinson donned the No. 42 as a player, so players wear the number on Jackie Robinson Day as a tribute to the Dodgers legend. The number was retired across the league in 1997. At the time, any player currently wearing No. 42 was allowed to continue wearing the number until their playing career concluded. No new players would be allowed to wear No. 42.
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The last MLB player to wear the No. 42 for an entire season was New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who wore the number through the 2013 MLB season.
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