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Originally Posted by rngrdanny22
He started in NY with a completely different franchise. That would be like the Red Sox retiring Eddie Matthews' number.
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No. The Sox retiring Mathews' number (he only played one year in Boston) would be like the Mets retiring Mantle's number. They retire Mays' number and have a statue of Jackie because they are the National League team representing New York, so it makes perfect sense that they honor both Mays and Jackie in a way the Sox never would of Eddie Mathews.