Derek Jeter's Greatest Moments

Baseball fans bid farewell to the icon.

Becomes All-Time Yankees Hit Leader - There have been many great Yankees before Derek Jeter and there may be many more great ones after he retires at the end of this season. But on September 11, 2009, Jeter surpassed Lou Gehrig as the all-time Yankees’ hit king with his 2,722nd career hit. (Photo: Rob Tringali/Sportschrome/Getty Images)
Speech to Close Down Old Yankee Stadium - Derek Jeter addressed the Yankees faithful on September 21st, 2008 with a heartfelt speech after the final game at the old House That Ruth Built. "From all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play," Jeter said, as reported by the New York Daily News. "Every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for 85 years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history and a lot of memories. The great thing about memories is you're able to pass them along from generation to generation. “We're relying on you to take the memories from this stadium and add them to the new memories we make at the new Yankee Stadium." It’s only right that the Captain got the last word.  (Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) 
Derek Jeter a Book Publisher? - Yankees alll-star Derek Jeter is starting a publishing company. The baseball star's partnered with Simon & Schuster to form Jeter Publishing. The merger will identify and publish adult nonfiction titles, children's picture books, middle-grade fiction and ready-to-read children's books.(Photo: AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Walkoff Homer in Game 4 of 2001 World Series - You know that Derek Jeter felt like the man when he walked through the MLB in Yankees pinstripes. He also must have felt like the man when he walked off, hitting a walk-off homer just past midnight on November 1st, 2001 in Game 4 of the World Series. It was the first time the Fall Classic was played in November and although Jeter and the Yankees would fall to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Jeets gave Yankee fans a thrill they’ll never forget. (Photo: Ezra Shaw/ALLSPORT)

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Speech to Close Down Old Yankee Stadium - Derek Jeter addressed the Yankees faithful on September 21st, 2008 with a heartfelt speech after the final game at the old House That Ruth Built. "From all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play," Jeter said, as reported by the New York Daily News. "Every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for 85 years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history and a lot of memories. The great thing about memories is you're able to pass them along from generation to generation. “We're relying on you to take the memories from this stadium and add them to the new memories we make at the new Yankee Stadium." It’s only right that the Captain got the last word.  (Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) 

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