It was a huge night in the Bronx as Derek Jeter stepped onto the field in Yankee Stadium for his final home game. This has been his retirement year, and with the team eliminated from playoff contention, there was no mystery when he’d have to say farewell to his home turf as a professional ball player.
All eyes were on New York as they took on the Baltimore Orioles, and the fates convened to set up a storybook ending that most people would roll their eyes at were this a Hollywood baseball movie.
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It was the bottom of the ninth inning with the game all tied up, and Jeter was at the plate.