The Real Captain America
Today could arguably be the best record setting performance of all time!!!
In true Derek Jeter fashion, the Captain took a 3-2 curveball and put it in the left field bleachers for his 3,000th hit. As if homering for 3,000 wasn't enough, Jeter went 5-5 and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 8th. The Yankees won 5-4 and Jeter was a triple away from the cycle.
Jeter is the 28th player in major league history with 3,000 hits. He is the second player in history to homer for 3,000, the other was Wade Boggs. Most importantly Jeter is the only Yankee to record 3,000 hits. Jeter, 37 years old and 13 days, is the fourth youngest player to reach the 3,000 mark
Thanks to HBO we will get to see the entire event behind the scenes as cameras have been following Jeter through this memorable time. The camera's will continue to follow Jeter until the HBO special "Derek Jeter 3K" airs.
3,003 and Counting...