New York Yankees star Derek Jeter played Tuesday night in his final MLB All-Star Game. Below is the video of Jeter waving farewell after being replaced in the fourth inning.
Jeter finished his 14th and final All-Star game with two hits and one run. He received three standing ovations during game: his first and second at-bat, and when American League manager John Farrell replaced Jeter with Alexei Ramirez.
"It was a special moment and it was unscripted," Jeter said, via ESPN. "I was unaware of it."
During the ovation before Jeter's first at-bat, St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright left his glove on the mound, backed toward second base and clapped along with the cheering crowd.
"I tried to tell him to pick it up -- let's go," Jeter said after the game. "But he took a moment and let the fans give me an ovation which I will always remember."
"I just wanted him to enjoy it," Wainwright said. "I thought that was his moment, and I wanted to stay as far away from it as possible. I thought all the attention should be on him, and ... I didn't even want to get near that mound. I put my glove up and backed as far back as I could, almost to second base.
"I was saying, 'Dude, I'm not going anywhere until this ovation starts to die down.'"
Wainwright created some ire in fans later in the evening when he intimated he took it easy on Jeter with his pitches.
"I was going to give him a couple pipe shots just to -- he deserved it," Wainwright said. "I thought he was going to hit something hard to the right side for a single or an out. I probably should have pitched him a little bit better."
Wainwright, though, quickly clarified his remarks.
'It was mis-said," he told reporters. "I hope people realize I'm not intentionally giving up hits out there."
