Derek Jeter played his last game as a New York Yankee at the Yankee Stadium last Thursday and the end of an era ended beautifully as Jeter led the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles.
Jeter is the all-time Yankees hits leader and is playing in the final season of his colourful MLB career.
"I want to take something special from Yankee Stadium and the view from shortstop here tonight is what I want to take home," Jeter said in the post-game interview. "I've only played shortstop throughout my entire career and the last time I want to play was tonight.
View the slideshow for a year-by-year account, in pictures, of Jeter's time with the Yankees and in Major League Baseball (MLB).
New York Yankees short stop Derek Jeter sits with Sports Illustrated swim suit model Tyra Banks while watching the New York Knicks play the Charlotte-Hornets November 3 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Jeter was named the American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers of America, November 4.ReutersAnaheim Angels' first baseman Jim Leyritz looks for the call from the umpire after pitcher Mark Langston forced New York Yankees' Derek Jeter to dive back to first in the first inning in Anaheim, April 7. Jeter beat the throw.ReutersNew York Yankees' shortstop Derek Jeter jumps out of the way of a sliding Toronto Blue Jays' Ed Sprague after putting him out and throwing to first to put out Darren Fletcher to complete the double play and end the sixth inning, in Toronto April 21.ReutersNew York Yankees Derek Jeter sprays champagne as he celebrates on the field after the Yankees won 3-0 to sweep the World Series against the San Diego Padres October 21, 1998. REUTERSReutersNew York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (L) evades the sliding Kansas City Royals runner Carlos Febles after tagging him out as he tried to steal in the first inning April 14 at Yankee Stadium. The throw was from catcher Jorge Posada.ReutersNew York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a foul tip during first inning American League baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome in Toronto, May 29. Jeter later singled to extend his consectutive game streak of reaching base safely to 47 games. The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays 8-3.
ReutersNew York Yankees' Derek Jeter (R) and Willie Randolph bow their heads
during a moment of silence before their game against the Chicago White
Sox September 19, 2001 in Chicago's Comiskey Park.ReutersNew York Yankees batter Derek Jeter bails out on a high hard pitch from Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Jesus De La Colome in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, May 14, 2002. Jeter took exception over the pitch and was restrained from attacking the mound as both benches
emptied. No one was ejected from the game. ReutersNew York Yankees' Derek Jeter (R) turns a double play to force out Anaheim Angels' Jose Guillen (L) and Casey Kotchman (not shown) at first during the fourth inning in Anaheim, California, May 18, 2004. ReutersNew York Yankees Derek Jeter (L) lies in pain on the third base path after being injured in a collision with Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ken Huckaby during third inning American League baseball action in Toronto,
March 31, 2003. Huckaby was covering third base on the playReutersNew York Yankees' Derek Jeter watches his home run off of Oakland Athletics pitcher Barry Zito in first inning action in Oakland, California, September 4, 2005. ReutersNew York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reacts after the Yankees made the final out to beat the Kansas City Royals 9-7 at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 11, 2006. Jeter hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to provide the winning run. REUTERSReutersNew York Yankees runner Derek Jeter comes home safely past Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ronny Paulino (R) to score in the fifth inning of their Interleague baseball game at Yankees Stadium in New York, June 9, 2007. ReutersNew York Yankees Derek Jeter fields and throws out Cleveland Indians Franklin Gutierrez in the second inning of their American League MLB baseball game in Cleveland Ohio April 27, 2008. ReutersNew York Yankees' Derek Jeter hits the game winning home run in the eighth inning of play during their MLB baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium in New York, April 17, 2009. ReutersNew York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reacts after he tagged out Kansas City Royals runner Wilson Betemit (L) at second base in the fourth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, July 23, 2010.Reuters
