NEW YORK — Text of Derek Jeter’s speech Sunday at Derek Jeter Night at Yankee Stadium, where his No. 2 was retired by the Yankees and a plaque was dedicated in his honor that will be placed in Monument Park:
First of all, I just want to say happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, especially my mom, my grandmother, my sister and my wife, who is very soon going to be a mother. So happy Mother’s Day.
What do you say on a day like this? You know, I’ll start with thank you to George Steinbrenner and the Steinbrenner family for giving me the opportunity to play my entire career for the only team I ever wanted to play for.