RETIRING 21 ON 21!

You cannot beat this event. Paul O'Neill's number will soon be retired and he freaking deserves it!

The Yankees announced it today:

8.21.22

Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 enters Monument Park. pic.twitter.com/6ewcbEDPKj

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) February 22, 2022

And of course, the biggest O'Neill guy is Mike O'Hara who immediately texted me this right away:

Sounds like a plan!  

The Athletic writes:

"O'Neill, who played in New York from 1993-2001, becomes the first Yankee player since Derek Jeter (No. 2 on May 14, 2017) to have his number retired. Other Yankees from O'Neill's playing days to have had their numbers retired are Don Mattingly (No. 23), Andy Pettitte (No. 46), Jorge Posada (No. 20), Mariano Rivera (No. 42), Bernie Williams (No. 51) and manager Joe Torre (No. 6).

...Over 1,254 games in New York, O'Neill hit .303 with 304 doubles, 185 homers and an .869 OPS. He won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average."

And now he's among the greats! Gotta love it.

Congrats Paulie!

And for all you BYB Freaks out there, we interviewed Paul back when BYB was starting up. He was a huge reason why we love the guy. Check out EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PAUL O'NEILL!