Farewell to Captain

Its beyond redundant to address how good of a player Derek Jeter is and was at his prime era throughout Major League Baseball. 

Derek Jeter, drafted straight out of high school as a young stud, making his debut in 1995 , now 40 years old, announced earlier this year via Facebook, that this would be his final season and sent Yankees' fans and the sports world into a media frenzy and a bit of a whirlwind. For the Yankees Organization, Derek Jeter has been one of their most consistent and most influential players to ever set foot on the diamond. In his 20 MLB seasons, Jeter is the all-time leader in hits, stolen bases, at bats and the number of total games played. 

In the majority public opinion, the word accolade is a small way to describe his lifetime career achievements. His honors include  five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, 14 All Star Selections and a Roberto Clemente Award. Jeter is also the all-time MLB leader in hits by a shortstop, and the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits. 

With the mixture of a bunch of injuries and off the field personal reasons, Jeter has decided to call it quits. After resigning for a 1-yr $12-million dollar contract and recording his 1,000 multiple hit game, which only 3 others have done, also becoming the oldest player to have two or more hits in an All-Star Game. 

Tonight marks the finale to a great and extremely successful career from an individual that made it his goal to greatly effect an organization. Jeter, is a man embarked on character and integrity on and off the field; he's a great performer on the field and an even bigger one on off. 

In an interview done with Mens Health , the future Hall of Famer, expressed that "Obviously, you're known for what you do," says Jeter. "But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about."--

The farewell to "Captain" will take place tonight and will have a guaranteed standing ovation, with some smiles, tears and waves of emotion to a great player in that of Derek Jeter. 

LS