Saturday, September 12, 2009

Derek Jeter is Yankees Hits King

Move over Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, there is a new all-time leader in hits for the New York Yankees. With a hit in the third inning on Friday, Jeter broke a tie with Lou Gehrig to become the Yankees hits king.

With two hits on Friday, Jeter now has 2,723 hits.

Said Jeter: “The whole experience has been overwhelming. This is more than I could’ve imagined.”

The 35-year-old Jeter is appears destined to reach the 3,000

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