The young shortstop from Kalamazoo, Mich., grew up in front of their eyes, winning World Series championships and becoming maybe the last of the all-time Yankees greats after Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle.
New York had Jeter’s back. He had the city’s back, too.
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Now with Jeter set to have his No. 2 jersey retired at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night, he’s written his own thank you to New York fans.
In a new piece on Jeter’s own Players’ Tribune , Jeter writes that he loved being No. 2 in the country’s No. 1 city:
Jeter pairs his personal story with a moving, two-minute video showing fans telling his story in their own voices.
The new video brings to mind one of the greatest tributes to Jeter ever.
Namely, sponsor Gatorade’s sensational salute to Jeter to the tune of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”
Epic stuff.
