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Yankees Retire Joe Torre's Number During Matinee Ceremony

The Yankees yesterday retired HOF manager Joe Torre's No. 6, becoming "the 17th in franchise history to be retired" (ESPNNY.com, 8/23). N.Y. Mayor Bill de Blasio "designated Aug. 23 as Joe Torre Day" as part of the festivities. Torre "was lavished with gifts, including a 14-karat gold ring lined with diamonds." Torre said to the crowd, "The one thing you never forget and never lose the feeling for is you people" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/24). Torre's daughter, Andrea, performed yesterday's national anthem "with a couple of her girlfriends" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 8/24).

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