Derek Jeter's Surprising Rise to 3,000 Hits
Derek Jeter has his 3,000th hit, but it's surprising in retrospect that he got there before a pair of his contemporaries.
Derek Jeter has his 3,000th hit, but it's surprising in retrospect that he got there before a pair of his contemporaries.
Derek Jeter is one of the youngest players to 3,000 hits. What happened to the other members of the 3,000-hit club in the seasons after reaching the milestone?
Even before Derek Jeter racked up his 3,000th hit, he was keeping some pretty fantastic company. Where does the Yankees' captain rank among the franchise's all-time greats, and among shortstops generally?
Derek Jeter isn't what he was, but what he was for so long was a pure hitter, and one of the best pure hitters throughout baseball history.
Derek Jeter became the 28th member of the 3,000 Hit Club Saturday. What are some of the historical facts behind the other 27?
Only one player to reach the 3000 hit mark has hit a home run for that milestone hit. What would you do with the ball if Derek Jeter did this and you caught it?