Guess which Yankee won’t return for 1998 World Series 20th anniversary celebration

The New York Yankees will honor the 1998 World Series championship team on Saturday, August 18, 2018 (8/18/18). Just about every player and coach will return for the celebration, including left-hander Andy Pettitte, catcher Jorge Posada, closer Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Torre. Not on the guest list? Shortstop Derek Jeter.

The Yankees are planning a celebration to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the team’s 1998 World Series title.

That juggernaut of a club won 114 regular season games, which was an American League record until the Seattle Mariners won 116 games in 2001.

The culmination of the historic season? A four-game sweep of the San Diego Padres.

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Just about every key player and coach from that team will return to Yankee Stadium for the festivities, except for one major omission: Derek Jeter.

Here are the details of the celebration, per Yankees PR:

The New York Yankees will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1998 World Championship team with a number of events this month, including a pregame on-field reunion ceremony on Saturday, August 18.

The celebration will kick off on Friday, August 17, as the first 10,000 Guests in attendance for the Yankees’ 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays will receive a 1998 World Championship Replica Trophy presented by F.W. Webb.

The following day, Saturday, August 18, features an on-field reunion of the 1998 championship team, including Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez, Paul O’Neill, David Cone, Darryl Strawberry and manager Joe Torre.

• Ryan Bradley
• Jim Bruske
• Mike Buddie
• Homer Bush
• Jose Cardenal
• Chris Chambliss
• David Cone
• Todd Erdos
• Mike Figga
• Mike Jerzembeck
• Chuck Knoblauch
• Graeme Lloyd
• Tino Martinez
• Ramiro Mendoza
• Gene Monahan
• Jeff Nelson
• Paul O’Neill
• Andy Pettitte
• Jorge Posada
• Tim Raines
• Willie Randolph
• Mariano Rivera
• Luis Sojo
• Shane Spencer
• Darryl Strawberry
• Joe Torre
• David Wells
• Bernie Williams
• Soot Zimmer (widow of Don Zimmer)

Fans are asked to be in their seats by 12:00 p.m. to enjoy the introductions and subsequent ceremony prior to the regularly scheduled game, which will air on the YES Network along with the pregame festivities.  In addition to the ceremony, there will be special video messages from former Yankees captain and current Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and 1998 World Series MVP and current Seattle Mariners coach Scott Brosius, who are both unable to attend the day’s events.

 Stadium gates will open to ticket-holding fans at 11:00 a.m.

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