Derek Jeter to Retire after 2014 Season

The Core Four after the 2009 World Series

Derek Jeter has annouced that he will retire after the 2014 season marking the end of a dynasty. In 1995 Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, and the Captain Derek Jeter were called up together. They would play together through 2011  observing each others accomplishments: Jeter's 3000th hit, Posada's clutch hits, Rivera's 600th save, Pettitte's 250th win, and of course 5 World Series Championships. Posada retired after the 2011 season, Pettitte retired once after the 2010 season and again after the 2013 season, Rivera retired after the 2013 season, and now the final member, and possibly the most loved member will retire after the 2014 season.

Twas the 90s

I and so many others watched Derek Jeter his entire career, we know nothing but Derek Jeter. Those who watched Yankee games before Jeter would say no one would ever be like Don Mattingly, but then came the skinny kid from Kalamazoo. There are many significant moments in his career, such as the flip play against Oakland, his 3000th hit being a home run off David Price, the Mr. November home run, and the dive into the stands, or as my Met fan friend likes to say "The I couldn't stop my momentum play." Derek Jeter has definitely never been short of exciting to watch.

He is a 5 time Gold Glove award winner, a 13 time All Star, 5 time Silver Slugger, 5 time World Series Champion, and a first ballot Hall of Famer. Derek Jeter will follow a parade of celebration for his illustrious career through the 2014 season. Although he will enjoy every moment of it, he will say that the goal is to win the World Series. Derek Jeter is a special kind of player, and irreplaceable
to the world of baseball.