MOMENTS: THE CAPTAIN
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Every once in a while, you see a player who has the ultimate flair for the dramatic - one who knows the big moments and can make his accomplishments more special than anyone could have imagined. Yes, we are describing Derek Jeter delivering the Greatest Moment in Yankee History for the 2010s.
The baseball Hall of Fame has statistical thresholds that pretty much guarantee enshrinement into the Hall and the accompanying baseball immortality. Joining the 3,000 hit club is one of those thresholds. Achieving 3,000 hits takes an extensive career and long and sustained success. Most players accomplish hit number 3,0000 in somewhat ordinary fashion, sometimes with a single or maybe an extra base hit late in their careers. Not Derek Jeter.
On July 9, 2011, Jeter became the 28th member of the exclusive 3,000 career hit club in memorable fashion. He started the day with 2,998 hits and the pressure was on if Jeter was going to get to 3,000 before the home fans, since there were only two games left in the homestand. Getting to 3,000 in any way would be special, but if the lifelong Yankee could do it in front of his fans, it would be particularly meaningful. Derek had to feel good after he singled in his first at bat in the game, leaving him only one hit short. In his second at bat, he battled David Price and, on the eighth pitch of that at bat, he crushed a home run to left field for career hit number 3,000. The crowd, of course, erupted in joy.
But Jeter wasn't finished that day. He ended up going 5-for-5 and driving in the winning run in the 9th inning. Not many players can boast about achieving their career milestone in such grand fashion.
This framed jersey has been personally autographed by Jeter. The jersey is the Derek Jeter Hall of Fame jersey and includes the Hall of Fame patch on the sleeve. The jersey is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation.
Donated By Turn 2 Foundation