JJ Wetherholt is 37th player in Cardinals history to pick this unusual jersey number
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JJ Wetherholt is 37th player in Cardinals history to pick this unusual jersey number originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . JJ Wetherholt has arrived.
And with his arrival comes an official determination of his jersey number with the St. Louis Cardinals . Prospects like Wetherholt get what amount to temporary digits when they come to Spring Training at first.
Only after they make the big league club do they get their number going forward. Wetherholt has his now. He's going to be on the Cardinals' Opening Day roster.
The back of his jersey will have the number 26. It's not a classic shortstop number, but Wetherholt will certainly have plenty of company in Cardinals history of guys who have worn it. MORE: Big Papi's son has a special moment for the Red Sox Cardinals to wear jersey number 26 The list is now 37 long, when you include Wetherholt on it.