In an announcement on his Facebook page New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter has said that he will retire from baseball after the 2014 season is over. Jeter came up to the Yankees in 1995, and will be entering his 20th season as a major league player, and New York Yankee. 1995 was the same year that ace Yankee reliever/closer Mariano Rivera also started with the New York Yankees. Rivera retired after the 2013 season. It is interesting that Rivera sat out the previous year to his retirement due to an injury, as Jeter has sat out the previous season to his announcement due to an injury. Jeter will be 40 on June 26th.
The baseball career of Derek Jeter spans 19 seasons with the Yankees, with 2014 being season #20. Jeter has a career batting average of .312, on base percentage of .381, and 3316 base hits currently which places him #9 on the all time hits list. Jeter is just 3 hits behind #8 Paul Molitor, 99 hits behind #7 Honus Wagner, and 103 hits behind #6 Carl Yastrzemski all of which can be reached if Jeter plays a full season. Next on the all time hit list is # 5 Tris Speaker 198 hits away, which Jeter should not be able to catch in his last season. Derek Jeter has had over 200 hits in only 2 of his last 6 seasons.
