Martin. Ruth. Gehrig. Dimaggio. Mantle. Dickey. Berra. Maris.
And now Torre.
As the Hall of Fame manager pointed out, almost all of the single-digit numbers are now off limits for the Yankees, who retired Torre’s number 6 Saturday. The only one left is the No. 2 worn by Derek Jeter.
The YES Network has a recap of the festivities that you can watch in the video above. Check that out along with some highlights of Torre’s speech via the Yankees Twitter account.
"There is one single digit left"- Joe Torre, to Derek Jeter. #Yankees #JoeTorreDay pic.twitter.com/KKwisSxo7z
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 23, 2014
"The one thing you never forget, & never lose feeling for are you people [the fans]. I walk around now & people still thank me."- Joe Torre.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 23, 2014
It doesn't get much more iconic than this. #JoeTorreDay #Yankees pic.twitter.com/teBNH2QeCu
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 23, 2014
"It feels like the World Series all over again…. It is a feeling I can't describe."- Joe Torre. #JoeTorreDay
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 23, 2014