Yankees shortstop and franchise cornerstone Derek Jeter made his 3,000th career hit count in the Bronx today, knocking a solo home run to left field in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. At 37, Jeter is the fourth youngest player to reach the milestone, and the first in Yankee's history. Recently he's faced scrutiny after batting his lowest average of his career—.251—in 2010, and signed a three-year, $51 million contract that the Yankees seemed to give him begrudgingly. "It's kind of hard to enjoy it when there’s a lot of negativity that’s out there," Jeter told the Times before today's game, “Hopefully, I might be able to enjoy it the next few days.”
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Derek Jeter Homers, Is First Yankee To Reach 3,000 Hits
Last Night's Action: Two Wins!
Mets 4 Colorado 3: New York jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to an Ike Davis single. Mike Pelfrey made that hold up and added to it with his own two-rbi double. K-Rod recorded the final three outs for his 10th save.
Jeter Scores: His Infield of Hotties
"Jeter? I hardly knew her!" It's surprising that people don't hear that lame joke more often, because Yankees shortstop and hardwood-swinging single Derek Jeter has more notches on his bedpost than World Series rings--many more. The Yankees may be sucking this season, but fans may take vicarious pleasure in the fact that the six position is still popular with the ladies. Let's go to the slideshow, courtesy of Maxim magazine.
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