It is officially 29 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day! For our official countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be releasing the best players in MLB history to wear the jersey number of the number of days remaining. Follow along to keep track of how many days until the MLB season, and share who YOU think the best player to ever wear that jersey number is! Click here to see the best MLB players from yesterday.
With 29 days until the 2025 MLB Opening Day, we give you the best MLB players to wear #29. Of course, some of the all-time greats at this number will still be playing this season. They have the ability to continue rising up this list! The official ranking of these players is based on the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) from Baseball Reference.
Please note that every player listed from now until the end of the countdown will only be used once. So, for example, Barry Bonds wore both 24 and 25 in his career, but he will only be chosen for one number. Basically, treat it as when you hear this player’s name, this is the number that you think of. A good rule of thumb is if the player wore a certain number for 10 or more years, they are probably going to be featured, with some exceptions.
Without further ado, here are the all-time best players to wear #29 in MLB history.
When is MLB Opening Day 2025?
You may be wondering when the 2025 MLB Opening Day is! For our countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be listing the five greatest players in MLB history to wear the jersey number that corresponds with the number of days remaining. The 2025 MLB Opening Day is March 27, 2025. With that being 29 days from now, here are the best players to wear 29 in MLB history!
Best Players to Wear 29 in MLB History
1) Adrian Beltre, 3B (1998-2018)
WAR: 93.5
MLB Draft: 1994, signed as a free agent from the Dominican Republic
4x All-Star | 5x Gold Glove Winner | 4x Silver Slugger | 1x NL Home Run Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (2024)
2) Rod Carew, 2B/1B (1967-85)
WAR: 81.2
MLB Draft: 1964, signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesota Twins
18x All-Star | 1x All-Star MVP | AL Rookie of the Year | 1x Roberto Clemente Award | 7x AL Batting Champion | Baseball Hall of Fame (1991)
3) John Smoltz, P (1988-2009)
WAR: 69
MLB Draft: 1985, Round 22, Pick 574 to the Detroit Tigers
8x All-Star | 1x NL Cy Young Award | 1x NLCS MVP | 1x Silver Slugger | 1x NL Rolaids Relief Man Award | 1x Roberto Clemente Award | 2x NL Wins Leader | 2x NL Strikeout Leader | 1x NL Saves Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (2015)
World Series Champion (1995)
4) Fred McGriff, 1B (1986-2004)
WAR: 52.6
MLB Draft: 1981, Round 9, Pick 233 to the New York Yankees
5x All-Star | 3x Silver Slugger | 2x Home Run Leader | Baseball Hall of Fame (2023)
World Series Champion (1995)
5) Mickey Lolich, P (1963-79)
WAR: 48
MLB Draft: 1958, signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers
3x All-Star | 1x World Series MVP | 1x MLB Wins Leader | 1x MLB Strikeout Leader
World Series Champion (1968)
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