Tonight we will find out once and for all if the Red Sox have “unofficially” retired Roger Clemens’ number 21 or not.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who has been recalled from Pawtucket and will be in uniform for the Red Sox tonight in Toronto, wore number 21 for the Texas Rangers and presumably will want to wear number 21.

But the question remains, is number 21 available.

No Red Sox player has worn number 21 since Roger Clemens left the team in 1996. And when Red Sox first base coach Ron Johnson asked the Red Sox for number 21 at the beginning of this season, he was told that it wasn’t available.

So, have the Red Sox finally let go of Roger Clemens? We’ll find out tonight.

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