This afternoon, New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Thousands of fans were in attendance along with a who’s who of baseball history, including several former Yankees.
As usual, Jeter proved the ultimate team player and was in Captain mode from the get-go. In a 15-minute speech, Jeter was overwhelmingly grateful to everyone in his life. His family. Good friends. Former teammates and coaches. Even Michael Jordan was in attendance.
And of course, Derek Jeter did it his way with nary a mention of himself. Even on a day for him and his fellow Hall of Fame inductees, with everything set up for him to be the center of attention at some point, the Hall of Fame shortstop still stayed humble.