Derek Jeter

Love or hate the New York Yankees, you can't deny the impact Derek Jeter has had on Major League Baseball during his 20-year career. After this season ends, he'll be retiring, and he's got a lot of people in support of him, from athletes to coaches, police officers to firefighters and actors to music artists.

When Christian Lopez caught the home run that was Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit last week, he gave the historic ball to the Yankee's shortstop without asking for any money, even though it may have fetched over $100,000 on the open market. The taxman isn't being so generous with Lopez.

So, who's next? When Derek Jeter became just the 28th player in Major League Baseball history to collect 3,000 hits Saturday, he cemented a legacy already encased in stone. For the New York Yankees captain, his resume had already passed inspection by baseball's Hall of Fame. Now that he's crashed the 3,000-hit party, we can focus our attention on who might one day join this fraternity. It's an ach

As Derek Jeter returns from a recent calf injury chases his 3,000th hit, Major League Baseball Productions is following the New York Yankees captain for 'Derek Jeter 3K,' a one-hour special which will air on HBO within a few weeks after the slugger reaches the historic milestone. He will be only the the 28th major leaguer -- and the very first Yankee -- to do so.

He is one of the world’s most popular athletes. There is debate about whether he is one of the best whoever played, or the luckiest man on Earth. Regardless of the ‘how’, there are some things for sure. One is that Derek Jeter’s numbers alone put him on the list for top ten best Yankees of all time.