His baseball career spanned 66 years and teams he was associated with advanced to the postseason 19 times, including all four of the Rays' appearances. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The Tampa Bay Rays will honor Don Zimmer on Opening Day by retiring uniform No. 66 during a pregame ceremony at Tropicana Field.
The longtime senior adviser for the Rays died on June 4 at the age of 83.
From 1971 until he died last year, Zimmer either managed, coached or served as an adviser for nine major league clubs.
His baseball career spanned 66 years and teams he was associated with advanced to the postseason 19 times, including all four of the Rays’ appearances.
Zimmer earned six World Series rings.
Only two other numbers have been retired by the Rays: Wade Boggs’ No. 12 in 1999 and Jackie Robinson’s 42, which was retired by all teams in 1997.
