Category: Derek Jeter

Anthony Volpe, Yankees Shortstop (Getty images)
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Yankees Anthony Volpe: Dare We Even Think It? – Reflections On Baseball

Yankees manager Aaron Boone described it as a “goosebump moment.” But for this fan, Anthony Volpe projected even more than that. Saturday’s Yankees game had…

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Derek Jeter Resigns As Marlins CEO
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Jeter Step-Down Paves Way For Yankees 2023 Changes

Derek Jeter grew weary of the penny-pinching Miami Marlins, stepping down as CEO. A blueprint for returning to the Yankees is surely attainable… Yesterday, Derek…

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Derek Jeter - HOF 2020
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Derek Jeter: A rough draft of his Hall of Fame acceptance speech

Derek Jeter will be present on July 26 in Cooperstown, New York, to deliver his acceptance speech for induction into baseball’s HOF. Here’s a preview……

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Derek Jeter: Okay, no mas – he deserves unanimous election to the HOF

Derek Jeter is on the cusp of being only the second player to win election to the Baseball Hall of Fame unanimously. It’s not a…

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Sorry, but Derek Jeter cannot be put on the same plane as Mariano Rivera

Derek Jeter will be formally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Unanimous or not, though, he’ll never be on the same plane…

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Jeter and Rivera - so close and yet so far different (Photo: pinstripealley.com)
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Derek Jeter (Please excuse me) is Not Mariano Rivera

Derek Jeter’s unanimous selection to the HOF is all but wrapped up and tied with a bow. But unlike last year, it won’t be a…

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On Derek Jeter And The Disappearing Aura Surrounding Him

Be honest, do you miss Derek Jeter all that much? The person I mean, not the player? I don’t, and I’ll try to explain why……

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Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera (Photo Credit: New York Post)
Posted in A Baseball Story Baseball Hall Of Fame Derek Jeter Mariano Rivera New York Yankees

Yankees: Sorry Derek, But This Honor Is Reserved Exclusively For Mo

With the announcement the Baseball Hall Of Fame had its first member selected unanimously, Number 2 came up as the next one. Not to be,…

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