River Avenue Blues · Dec 6, 2016
Yankees will retire Derek Jeter’s No. 2 on May 14th
(Al Bello/Getty)The Captain is officially heading to Monument Park.
On May 14th, the Yankees will retire Derek Jeter‘s No. 2 and honor him with a plaque on Monument Park, the team announced. That’s a Sunday game against the Astros, which means former teammates Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann will be there. Pretty cool.
This, of course, comes as no surprise. It was a matter of when the Yankees would retire No. 2, not if. Jeter is the franchise’s all-time leader in hits (3,465) and games played (2,747), among other things, plus he helped the team to five World Series championships. He’s on the very short list of the best shortstops in baseball history.