Retired and Honored Numbers
A total of 9 numbers hang on the press level of MCU Park.
Brooklyn Dodgers: 4 (Duke Snider); 14 (Gil Hodges); 17 (Carl Erskine); 36 (Don Newcombe); 42 (Jackie Robinson);
Brooklyn Cyclones: 6 (Danny Garcia); 19 (Brian Bannister); 20 (Dillon Gee); 35 (Angel Pagan);
NOTE: A Cyclones player may still wear these numbers, with the exception of 14, & 42. Additionally, no Cyclone may wear 37 (Casey Stengel) or 41 (Tom Seaver) due to the numbers being retired by the Mets.
On August 22, 2011, the Brooklyn Cyclones also honored Pia Toscano, who sang the anthem prior to a game in 2003 by putting a plaque on the press level.
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Famous quotes containing the words retired, honored and/or numbers:
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—Sydney Biddle Barrows (b. 1952)
“I see those two hearts, I’m afraid,
Still. Cool here in the graveyard of good and evil,
They are even so to be honored and obeyed.”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)