The New York Yankees announced Tuesday the latest jersey number retirement for Yankee Stadium's Monument Park: Paul O'Neill.

The Yankees will officially retire O'Neill's No. 21 on Aug. 21, prior to the home game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He will be the 23rd player in franchise history to have his number retired. Derek Jeter was the most recent back in 2017.

O'Neill had previously been honored with a plaque in Monument Park, but now comes the jersey retirement. A whole host of O'Neill's Yankees teammates already have had their jerseys retired, including Jeter, Don Mattingly, Andy Pettite, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Bernie Williams. Manager Joe Torre is also included in this group.

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O'Neill came into MLB in 1985 and spent the first half of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. The lefty joined the Yankees in 1993 and spent the final nine years of his 17-year in the Bronx, becoming a mainstay in right field. He won four World Series with the club and went to the All-Star Game four times after going once as a member of the Reds.

In his nine seasons with the Yankees, O'Neill posted a slash line of .303/.377/.492 with 185 home runs and 858 RBI. He won the American League batting crown in 1994 with a sterling .359 average at the dish.

While O'Neill isn't in the Hall of Fame, getting his jersey retired by the Yankees is a nice consolation prize given the historic nature of this franchise. Congrats to the 58-year-old for this special honor.