MLB Number to be Retired First

The MLB regular season is underway and both the Mets and Yankees have concluded their first home series in their new parks. New parks mean the creation of new memories and legendary moments unique to the stadiums they are created in. Naturally fans and experts are speculating as to which Yankee and Mets heroes will have their numbers retired in the new stadiums first. This being the case, the largest, most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on New York number retirements to provide some answers.

Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds on the Mets and Yankees.

Most Likely Player to Have Their Number Retired First:

Yankees

34 A.J. Burnett  10/1

46 Andy Pettitte  2/1

42 Mariano Rivera  2/1

52 C.C. Sabathia  15/1

20 Jorge Posada  2/1

2 Derek Jeter  1/2

25 Mark Teixeira  15/1

18 Johnny Damon  10/1

55 Hideki Matsui  10/1

Mets

57 Johan Santana  10/1

46 Oliver Perez  15/1

1 Luis Castillo  2/1

21 Carlos Delgado  2/1

7 Jose Reyes  5/1

5 David Wright  10/1

15 Carlos Beltran  8/1

10 Gary Sheffield  3/2