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“Very Emotional for Me. Very Happy for Him”- Derek Jeter’s Father Was Nearly Moved to Tears With Picture-Perfect Moment of Son’s 3,000 Career Hit With Yankees

Published 08/14/2022, 3:48 AM EDT

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Derek Jeter’s newly released docuseries titled ‘The Captain’ is a telltale biopic. The docuseries accurately describe the dramatic elements of his life so far. A lot of that theatricality was involved in Jeter’s playing career itself. 

Derek Jeter is one of the best shortstops ever in the history of baseball. He remained a New York Yankees loyalist for his entire 20 glorious playing years. An extraordinary performer, Jeter is a five-time World Series champion, 14-time All-Star player, and MLB Hall Of Fame inductee altogether. 

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Family members and many close associates of Jeter have spoken up about the enigmatic personality in the docuseries. One segment captures Derek’s father Sanderson Charles Jeter’s comments on Derek’s 3000th career hit game. Even more especially, that achievement came on the Yankees’ home ground. 

Derek Jeter: The 3000th career hit occasion 

The playing career of Derek Jeter was rather cinematic. He was famous for his ability to win games out of no-hope situations. The prime reason why Derek got honorable nicknames like ‘Mr. November’ and ‘Captain Clutch’. Anyone who watched the game on ‘Derek Jeter Day’ remembers Derek’s heroics.

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In his last game in the Yankee Stadium, Derek took his team to victory with a stylish walk-off run against the Baltimore Orioles. Somewhat similarly epic was the game where Derek got his 3,000th career hit. He went five for five in the game against the Tampa Bay Rays. With a double, three singles, and a gigantic home run, off the pitcher David Price, Derek accomplished the feat at Yankee Stadium.  

Talking about the achievement on ‘The Captain’, Derek said, “If I had known, it was going to hit a home run. I wish I could sit here and say, ‘yeah, you know I said that I was gonna hit a home run, trying to hit one. But it was a storybook script.” 

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Meanwhile, Derek’s father Charles spoke about the same incident, saying, “I mean, I just can’t describe. You know, really very emotional for me. Very happy for him. This is indescribable, really. We need a victory, you know, first of all.” 

The life post-retirement for The Captain 

Bidding a grand farewell to the sport in 2014, Derek turned into the CEO and co-owner of the Miami Marlins. After a brief stint from 2017 to 2022, he left the role of Marlins’ administrator. Now he is busy with his personal life. He is a devoted husband to his supermodel wife, Hannah, and they are parents to three daughters. 

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What is your most memorable moment of Derek Jeter’s career? 

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Madhurjya Bhuyan

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Madhurjya Bhuyan is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. He has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in English Literature from Gauhati University and IGNOU, respectively, and also possesses prior professional experience as a content developer. Being a performance artist since childhood, Madhurjya has always aimed to contribute towards creativity in any possible manner, and writing only boosts that desire.
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Vibhanshu Kumar