Numbers game: Players opt for unusual digits

While the numbers on his baseball card are putting Jose Abreu in special company, so, too, is the number on his back. Abreu, who sports No. 79 on his White Sox jersey, doesn’t mind standing out with the type of number usually reserved for non-roster players in Spring Training or September callups. In that spirit, MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince takes a look at some of baseball’s strangest jersey numbers.