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2011 MLB All-Star Game Ends Derek Jeter’s 3000th Hit Honeymoon

his second at-bat, on July 9th 2011, against Tampa Bay Rays' starting pitcher David Price, the New York Yankees' captain Derek Jeter smacked his 3000th hit. The count was 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning when the Yankee shortstop jacked a solo home run off a knee high pitch to deep left-center field for number 3000. If that wasn't enough Jeter went 5 for 5, was a triple short of hitting for the cycle, and his final at-bat was a hit that helped the New York Yankees defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in front of the home crowd.

It would have been impossible for anyone to have scripted a more historic and iconic performance than the one Derek Jeter accomplished just four days ago. In fact several baseball analysts have deemed Jeter's 3000th hit performance, ...

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