Nashville Sounds - Retired Numbers

Retired Numbers

Nashville has honored two of its players by retiring their uniform numbers. When a number is retired, no player on the team may wear that number in the future. This ensures that the number will be associated with one player of particular importance to the team.

Skeeter Barnes Don Mattingly Jackie Robinson
1B / 3B / OF
1979, 1988–1990
1B / OF
1981

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