Derek Jeter’s dramatic Yankee Stadium farewell, you might remember, didn’t go down as his last appearance in a major league uniform. Two more brief appearances at Fenway Park followed before the Yankees captain, set to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, hung up his spikes.
Ironically enough, however, that magical night in The Bronx did feature someone who would never again compete in the big leagues: the pitcher who allowed Jeter’s walk-off single.
“It was a pretty damn incredible moment in sports,” Evan Meek told The Post in a telephone interview Sunday.