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In 2008, Derek Jeter asked Sheppard to record his at-bat introductions. [37] The recordings were used to introduce Jeter's home at-bats from the beginning of the 2008 season until his final game at Yankee Stadium on September 25, 2014. [38] Sheppard was flattered: "It has been one of the greatest compliments I have received in my career of ...
A recording of late public address announcer Bob Sheppard boomed: “Now batting, number two, Derek Jeter.” Jeter retired after the 2014 season with 3,465 hits, sixth on the career list.
New York players held a short meeting in the afternoon, and a recording from late Yankees public-address announcer Bob Sheppard introduced five-time World Series champion Derek Jeter when he threw ...
Derek Sanderson Jeter (/ ˈ dʒ iː t ər / JEE-tər; born June 26, 1974), nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees.
The Yankees dedicated a plaque to Rivera on August 14, 2016, [34] and retired Derek Jeter's No. 2 and dedicated a plaque for him on May 14, 2017. [31] They retired No. 21 for O'Neill on August 21, 2022. [35] The Yankees dedicated a plaque to Nelson Mandela on April 16, 2014, to commemorate his life and 1990 visit to Yankee Stadium.
Even Derek Jeter can learn something new about the game of baseball. When the former New York Yankees captain joined the Fox Sports roster for the 2023 baseball season, he recalls, he had to find ...
First, on July 11, longtime Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard died at age 99. Then just two days later on July 13, longtime owner George Steinbrenner died at age 80. [19] Steinbrenner was the longest tenured owner in Yankees history and among active ownership.
Derek Jeter will attend Yankees' Old-Timers' Day for the first time since his retirement when New York honors the 25th anniversary of its 1998 World Series championship team on Sept. 9. Jeter, 49 ...