{"id":477,"date":"2024-09-30T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/yankees-honor-elston-howard-gift-josh-hart-special-jersey\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:00:39","slug":"yankees-honor-elston-howard-gift-josh-hart-special-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/yankees-honor-elston-howard-gift-josh-hart-special-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Honor Elston Howard, Gift Josh Hart Special Jersey!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over his two-year stint with the New York Knicks, Josh Hart has captured the hearts of fans with his tenacious playing style and impressive rebounding skills, particularly notable given his below-average height for the sport.<\/p>\n

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What might come as a surprise to many is that Hart shares a familial connection with a legendary figure in New York sports history. He is the grandnephew of Elston Howard, a former New York Yankees star who was the team’s first Black player and played as a catcher, first baseman, and left fielder approximately 60 years prior to Hart.<\/p>\n

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This past Tuesday, Hart made a visit to Yankee Stadium ahead of the New York Yankees’ game against the Baltimore Orioles. During his visit, the Yankees honored him by presenting him with a No. 32 jersey, commemorating his great uncle, Elston Howard.<\/p>\n

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The Yankees gifted Josh Hart a number 32 jersey in honor of his great uncle Elston Howard who was the first Black player on the Yankees<\/p>\n

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Howard’s illustrious career spanned 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, including 13 seasons with the Yankees, two with the Boston Red Sox, and a stint with the Negro Leagues’ Kansas City Monarchs. He was a 12-time All-Star, won the American League MVP in 1963, earned four World Series rings, and won two Gold Gloves.<\/p>\n

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Born in St. Louis, Howard passed away in 1980 at the age of 51 from myocarditis, a rare heart condition. His coaching career had concluded just a year prior to his passing. Nonetheless, his remarkable legacy continues to live on through his grandnephew, Josh Hart.<\/p>\n

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