Derek Jeter began the first of his final five games as a New York Yankee on Wednesday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. As a tribute to one of the best shortstops of all time, HNGN is going to keep a close eye on Jeter as he and the Yanks close out their series against the Orioles and move on for the season finale at Fenway Park.
The Yankees fell to the Orioles 9-5 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday and were officially eliminated from playoff contention, so Jeter's final games in Pinstripes will take place over the next four days. Hopefully he decides to play at Fenway Park this weekend and end his career with a classic rival matchup against the Boston Red Sox. It's been speculated that Jeter might call it quits after the team's final home game on Thursday, especially after Keith Olbermann decided to crucify the shortstop a couple of days ago in regards to his final season and all the attention he's getting, but Jeter has yet to make a decision on the matter. For now, we'll be tracking him as if he's playing in the Yankees' final series.
Yankees at Red Sox, Sunday, September 28 @ 1:35 p.m.
Yankees 9, Red Sox 5
Derek Jeter, DH:
At-Bats: 2 Runs: 0 Hits: 1 RBI: 1 Walks: 0 Stirkeouts: 0
First AB: Lined Out to Shortstop
Second AB: RBI Single to Third Base
Season Stats: .256/.304/.313 with 47 runs scored, 4 home runs, 50 RBIs and 10 stolen bases
Yankees at Red Sox, Saturday, September 27 @ 1:05 p.m.
Red Sox 10, Yankees 4
Derek Jeter, DH:
At-Bats: 2 Runs: 0 Hits: 1 RBI: 0 Walks: 0 Stirkeouts: 1
First AB: Struck Out Swinging
Second AB: Reached on Infield Single to Third Base
Yankees at Red Sox, Friday, September 26 @ 7:05 p.m.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 2
Jeter Sits Out Game
Orioles at Yankees, Thursday, September 25 @ 7:05 p.m.
Yankees 6, Orioles 5
Derek Jeter, SS:
At-Bats: 5 Runs: 1 Hits: 2 RBI: 3 Walks: 0 Stirkeouts: 1
First AB: RBI Double to Left Field, Scores on Error Later in the Inning
Second AB: Grounded into Fielder's Choice
Third AB: Struck Out Swinging
Fourth AB: Reached on Throwing Error, Delivering Two Go-Ahead Runs in the Seventh Inning
Fifth AB: Walk-Off RBI Single to Right Field
Orioles at Yankees, Wednesday, September 24 @ 1:05 p.m.
Orioles 9, Yankees 5
Derek Jeter, DH:
At-Bats: 4 Runs: 0 Hits: 0 RBI: 0 Walks: 0 Stirkeouts: 1
First AB: Groundout to shortstop
Second AB: Struck out swinging
Third AB: Groundout to shortstop
Fourth AB: Groundout to first base