On Sept. 9, Derek Jeter will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
On one hand, this isn’t really a surprise. Jeter’s career resume screams Hall of Fame. A .310 lifetime batting average. Well over 3,000 hits. Five World Series rings. The list of accomplishments goes on.
Not to mention, Derek Jeter played all 20 of his seasons for the New York Yankees. A Bronx Bomber making the Hall happens with the frequency of a Marvel movie being released. It’s just inevitable.
Yet, Derek Jeter was a special talent.