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He is the last active player to wear the uniform number that major league baseball has retired in honor of the late Jackie Robinson. When Rivera's career ends, no member of the Yankees organization will ever wear it again.
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As an active player, after the 1976 season. He stayed on as a manager for the Indians, Giants, and Orioles into the 1991 season. After being fired by the Orioles, he went to work for MLB as their Director of Discipline. When MLB bought the Montreal Expos from Jeffrey Loria in 2002, Robinson became their manager and stayed on through the 2006 season. The Expos became the Washington Nationals in 2005 and Robinson was their first manager.
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Retired players fight for coveted jobs as sports broadcasters (past winners of these positions have included John Kruk, Harold Reynolds, Paul O'Neill, and Joe Morgan). All retired baseball players who cannot get these jobs are given the 'Ted Williams' treatment (popularized by Futurama). The 'Ted Williams Treatment' involves having your head removed and placed in cryonic biostasis. Clearly, this is a scary prospect for players who don't have enough media savvy to work as a broadcaster. Retirement for these types of players translates to certain death... which is why Ricky Henderson still refuses to retire.