Derek Jeter Yankee Hit Champion
If you had asked me before this season how many Yankees had made it into the 3000 Hits Club I would have guessed at least a half-dozen. The answer is none. None! Of all of the Yankee greats and none made it to 300. Amazing.
Today Derek Jeter took the next to joining that club by tying Lou Gherig for the lead in Yankee history. According to the AP: Jeter singled to right field in the seventh inning for his third hit Wednesday night against Tampa Bay, matching Gehrig with 2,721 hits in a Yankees uniform.
Already on their feet in anticipation, fans at Yankee Stadium let loose with a roar when Jeter’s sharp grounder inside the first-base line got by a diving Chris Richard(notes).
Jeter’s parents, watching from an upstairs box between home plate and first base, raised their arms and exclaimed in excitement.
Jeter will make it to 3k for another first in his wonderful career. I may be a Red Sox fan but I am really a baseball fan and I appreciate all of the greats in baseball. Even the ones who were the Yankee uniform.
I wish Derek all the best on his journey to 3000 hits and eventually the Hall of Fame.
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