Love him or hate him, there's no denying Derek Jeter's place in baseball history. And with tonight's MLB All-Star game being the 40-year-old's last, Nike has unveiled its tribute commercial that will air tonight before Jeter's final at-bat.
Derek Jeter announced through his Facebook page on Wednesday that 2014 would be his final season in Major League Baseball.
The New York Yankees shortstop posted the following statement on his Facebook page.
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The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992 and he eventually made his debut wearing pinstripes in 1995...
New York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter was helped off the field after fracturing his left ankle in the top of 12th inning of his team's 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Saturday's Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.
Future Hall of Fame Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter’s personal life has come under the spotlight recently but this new story proves he is one of the all-time greats and it’s got nothing to do with baseball.
As Derek Jeter returns from a recent calf injury chases his 3,000th hit, Major League Baseball Productions is following the New York Yankees captain for 'Derek Jeter 3K,' a one-hour special which will air on HBO within a few weeks after the slugger reaches the historic milestone.
He will be only the the 28th major leaguer -- and the very first Yankee -- to do so.