San Francisco Giants to Retire Iconic Number to Honor Legend
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San Francisco Giants have officially announced that during the 2022 season, they will retire the jersey number of their legendary player Will Clark. Fans had been seeking this move for a while, and now they’ll finally witness the honour being bestowed on ‘Will The Thrill’.
According to MLB, they had initially announced to retire Clark’s jersey during the 2020 season. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was postponed, and when the games restarted, the fans were not allowed in the stadiums. That was the main reason the Giants kept pushing the jersey retirement event. However, this time, fans might actually attend the ceremony at Oracle Park.
When will the Giants retire Will Clark’s jersey number?
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July 30, 2022 ♾ 2️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/K2ymgrWMj5
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) February 2, 2022
After the wait of almost two years, the Giants fans will get to attend the ceremony of jersey retirement of Will Clark. The MLB side has decided to hold the ceremony on July 30, prior to a game against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park. With Clark’s jersey no. 22 retiring from the Giants’ side, he will become the 11th Giant to have his jersey number retired.
Even after 22 years of retiring from baseball, Clark is still involved with the Giants’ side. Currently, he works there as a special assistant in San Francisco’s front office.
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When the Giants had first announced the jersey retirement in 2019, Clark had said that it will be his Hall of Fame.
“I am so proud. I am so happy. To know you’re going to be up there on the wall with all the greats — the Willie Mayses, the Willie McCoveys, the Barry Bondses — everybody that has come through this organization and worn this Giants jersey is absolutely unbelievable. It’s something I will never forget. It is my Hall of Fame.” said Will Clark in 2019.
Alex Pavlovic of NCB Sports also confirmed that the Giants are finally retiring Will Clark’s jersey number on July 30 this year.
The Giants say Will Clark's number will be retired on July 30. They originally planned to retire No. 22 in 2020 but pushed it back a couple of times because they wanted fans in the park.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) February 2, 2022
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The Giants revealed the ceremony date in their own fashion. They chose 2-2-2022 to announce the jersey retirement event, a fitting date for their club icon who donned the No. 22 jersey on his back.
Will Clark in MLB
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Clark has played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2000. He made his MLB debut with the San Francisco Giants in the 1986 season and left them in 1993 to play for Texas Rangers. Where he played for five seasons until 1998. He spent his last two years in Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
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