Jeter Reaches Fabled 3,000, and It’s a Blast

I figured with all of the talk this week that he would make it to 3000 this weekend. I am not a huge of Jeter's. I have often thought he was overpaid as a player. But when you join the 3000th club, I guess it makes up for it.

The Yankees have won 27 championships with a diverse collection of baseball’s greatest players. From the groundbreaking power of Babe Ruth to the unmatched hitting streak of Joe DiMaggio to a trio of perfect-game pitchers, the Yankees’ starry constellation outshines all others.

But one thing the Yankees never had, until now, was a player with 3,000 hits. A few have passed through on their way to the milestone, but only one has collected 3,000 as a Yankee. He is Derek Jeter, the team captain, who got there in a most improbable way on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

He hit a home run.

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