Derek Jeter followed Mariano Rivera into the major leagues less than a week after Rivera’s debut in 1995. With a week left before voting closes on this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, Jeter is in line to follow Rivera into Cooperstown as the second player elected unanimously.
As of Tuesday afternoon, ballots tallied by the Twitter account @NotMrTibbs indicated Jeter had received a vote on all 56 ballots made available. History indicates Jeter has a long way to go, since Rivera was named on each of the 425 ballots sent in last year.
The results won’t be announced until Jan.