Who Is the Greatest Yankees Player to Ever Wear Pinstripes? New York Diehards Weigh In

The New York Yankees’ list of all-time greats may be unmatched in all of professional sports. The franchise has retired 22 uniform numbers and immortalized 37 figures in the famed Monument Park at Yankee Stadium.

So who is the greatest Yankee of all?

There are plenty of baseball legends to choose from, including Hall of Famers such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio, plus recent inductees in Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera.

Athlon Sports caught up with some very opinionated Yankee fans in the Bronx before a recent game, and opinions were all over the place. It is no surprise that many fans opted for the relatively recent New York hero Jeter, the longtime Yankees captain and five-time World Series champion. His teammate Rivera got mentions, as did legends Ruth and Mantle.

Younger fans were clearly focused on the current team, with Aaron Judge getting numerous nods. One self-described Giancarlo Stanton superfan had no choice but to name his guy, despite the slugger’s up-and-down tenure in the Bronx.

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The most surprising answer? One fan, who earlier said he had downed his ritualistic three hard seltzers on the train to the game, named Darryl Strawberry.

Strawberry is, of course, better known for his time with the Mets, but he did play a notable role for two of the Yankees’ World Series teams in the 1990s.

Check out Athlon Sports’ latest episode of “Street Talk” featuring the ever-entertaining sports fans of New York below:

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