Mark Teixeira is happy that Gleyber Torres is wearing his number for the best possible reason
No one was happier than Mark Teixeira -- though for a rather odd reason. You see, Torres donned No. 25, which was Teixeira's number. Many stars might be peeved that their uniform number wasn't kept off the field for a few years in honor of the glorious years before.
Not Tex:
I thinks it¡¯s awesome that @TorresGleyber is wearing #25 for the @Yankees. I hope he becomes a star and millions buy his jerseys. Then when I see them in the stadium and on the streets I can tell people, ¡°Look, another Tex jersey¡±.
— Mark Teixeira (@teixeiramark25) April 22, 2018
So, just remember: Every No. 25 you see on the streets is for Teixeira and not Torres, or Jason Giambi or Tommy John.