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Derek Jeter and A-Rod: NY Yankee Greats Pursue Record Baseball Numbers

no doubt about it—New York Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are great players pursuing baseball history. Both will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

But they are both also running from Father Time, hoping to be playing long enough to do what no other players have done before. Will their bodies and playing days last until they are both No. 1s?

Following games on Memorial Day, Jeter needs 1,101 hits to pass Pete Rose as the all-time hits leader in MLB history, while Rodriguez needs 127 home runs to pass Barry Bonds as king of the home-run hitters.

What are the chances of those two things happening? Who has the better chance? Let's look at the numbers.

Jeter is collecting hits this season a lot ...

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