New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays (1996–2014) Don Zimmer

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zimmer rays in 2009


in 1996, joined yankees bench coach run of 4 world series titles. in 1999, zimmer filled in manager joe torre while torre recuperating prostate cancer. zimmer went 21–15 while guiding yankees during torre s absence. record, however, credited torre s managerial record. many fans know him brawl pedro martínez in 2003 american league championship series, when zimmer ran @ martinez , martinez threw zimmer ground. zimmer accepted responsibility altercation , apologetic family , yankees organization maintained martínez 1 of unprofessional players had ever known. once hit sharply hit foul ball batted yankee second baseman chuck knoblauch. next game, zimmer wore army helmet word zim painted on side , yankees logo stenciled on front, given him michael patti, madison ave. advertising executive. event led installation of fences in front of dugouts @ yankee stadium, became commonplace @ mlb ballparks.



zimmer senior advisor tampa bay rays. role included assisting team during spring training , during home games. every year, zimmer incremented uniform number 1 match number of years has worked in baseball. during 2014 season wore #66,. (in 2014, longtime tampa bay third base coach tom foley wore zimmer s name , number on of own uniform in tribute.) zimmer noted every paycheck d ever gotten came baseball, , never held job in other profession.


zimmer wrote 2 books, zim: baseball life, , zen of zim, describe life in baseball, player, manager, , coach.


from 2008 season death, zimmer 1 of last former brooklyn dodgers (besides pitcher don newcombe , announcer vin scully) still in baseball in capacity. zimmer served member of advisory board of baseball assistance team, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated helping former major league, minor league, , negro league players through financial , medical difficulties.


on march 24, 2015 rays announced retiring number 66 in honor of zimmer.








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