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When Jorge Posada officially announces his retirement on Tuesday (YES, 11 a.m.) he will join a list of players who spent their entire career in pinstripes (minimum 10 seasons).

Lou Gehrig (1923-1939)
Earle Combs (1924-1935)
*Bill Dickey (1928-1943, 1946)    
Frank Crosetti (1932-1948)
*Tommy Henrich (1937-1942, 1946-1950)
*Joe DiMaggio (1936-1942, 1946-1951)    
*Phil Rizzuto (1941-1942, 1946-1956)    
*Whitey Ford (1950, 1953-1967)    
Gil McDougald (1951-1960)
Mickey Mantle (1951-1968)
Bobby Richardson (1955-1966)    
Roy White (1965-1979)
**Thurman Munson (1969-1979)
Ron Guidry (1975-1988)
Don Mattingly (1982-1995)
Bernie Williams (1991-2006)
Jorge Posada (1995-2011)

*Careers interrupted by serving in World War II
**Tragically, Munson died in an airplane crash on August 2, 1979

At this rate, two more Yankees will join the list. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera have been Yankees since 1995. Jeter signed a three-year deal, with an option for a fourth, after the 2010 season. Rivera enters the final season of his two-year deal and said he will address his future during Spring Training.

A few more Posada facts and stats:

• Posada finishes his career ranked seventh on the Yankees’ all-time list with 379 doubles and 936 walks, eighth with 275 home runs and 11th with 1,065 RBI.

• He is one of just eight players to appear in at least one game with the Yankees in each of 17 different seasons, joining Yogi Berra (18), Mickey Mantle (18), Frank Crosetti (17), Bill Dickey (17), Lou Gehrig (17), Derek Jeter (17) and Mariano Rivera (17).  

• Along with Jeter and Rivera, Posada is part of the first trio of teammates in MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL history to appear in a game together in each of 17 straight seasons (credit: Elias).  

• Elias also notes his 1,693 regular season games played with Jeter surpassed Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri (1,659 games) for the most games played together by any pair of teammates in franchise history.  

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