DEREK JETER BECOMES THE 28TH BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE TO HIT FOR 3000 OR MORE HITS IN A CAREER. JETER’S ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS DONE IN GRAND STYLE, HITTING 5 FOR 5 IN HIS AT BATS, HITTING A HOME RUN TO REACH HIS 3000TH HIT, AND ALSO HITTING THE GAME WINNING SINGLE TO WIN THE GAME FOR THE YANKEES DURING HIS PHENOMENAL OUTING.
JETER HAS ENJOYED AN ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER AS THE SHORT STOP FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES. HE’S ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING:
12 ALLSTAR GAME APPEARANCES.
5X WORLD SERIES CHAMPION
5X GOLD GLOVE WINNER
4X SILVER SLUGGER AWARD WINNER
2X HANK AARON AWARD WINNER
A. L. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
WORLD SERIES MVP
ALL STAR GAME MVP
AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. THIS YANKEE TEAM CAPTAIN SINCE 2003, HAS BEEN MENTIONED AS ONE OF THE BEST, IF NOT THE BEST, SHORT STOPS TO EVER STEP ON A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FIELD.
THE MYBOYSAY MLB SPORTS WORLD WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. DEREK JETER ON HIS ASTONISHING FEAT, AND THE MLB IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THE CLASSY GUY TO BE A PART OF IT’S FRATERNITY.
