Topic: Derek Jeter

Jeter starts fast but still needs two hits for 3,000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derek Jeter thought he was going to make quick work of reaching the 3,000-hit mark during the home series against the Tampa Bay Rays after he stroked the first pitch he saw Thursday into left-center for a double."That's ...

Jeter moves closer to 3,000 career hits

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter edged closer to a Major League Baseball milestone, smacking a double for his 2,998th career hit in a 5-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.Jeter is trying to become only the 28th player in major ...

Rays beat Yankees 5-1, Jeter two hits away from 3,000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs to back the strong pitching of Jeff Niemann as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday and kept Derek Jeter two hits short of the ...

Jeter hitless in return to Yankess

Austin Kearns blasted his first home run of the season to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 win over New York, spoiling the return of all-star Derek Jeter to the Yankees' lineup.Jeter, who batted leadoff in the order, went hitless in ...

Jay's Bautista earns most all-star votes

Toronto's Jose Bautista garnered the most votes in fan balloting for a starting spot as Major League Baseball announced its rosters for the 82nd all-star game.The Blue Jays outfielder received 7.45 million votes to break Ken Griffey's record of 6.06 million votes ...

Jeter set to resume 3,000 hits chase next week

TAMPA BAY (Reuters) - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is set to resume his pursuit of 3,000 hits when he returns from a calf injury that has kept him sidelined for two weeks on Monday.Six hits shy of becoming the 28th ...

Jeter set to resume milestone chase on Monday

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, out since June 13 with a strained right calf, is set to return to the Major League Baseball club on Monday and resume his quest to reach 3,000 career hits.Jeter, the Yankees captain, said on Thursday ...

Ailing Jeter's milestone pursuit on hold

Derek Jeter's pursuit of his milestone 3,000th career hit was on hold after the Yankees placed him on the disabled list Tuesday with a strained calf.New York's All-Star shortstop limped out of Monday's game against Cleveland with a mild strain of his ...

No Jeter, no problem as Yankees rout Rangers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even without injured captain Derek Jeter the New York Yankees were too good for Texas on Tuesday, hammering previously unbeaten pitcher Alexi Ogando in a 12-4 rout of the Rangers.The Yankees, who placed Jeter on the 15-day disabled ...

Jeter edges toward 3,000 as Yankees win

Derek Jeter smacked a pair of RBI singles Sunday, moving within seven hits of reaching 3,000 for his career as the New York Yankees beat Cleveland 9-1.Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs for the Yankees, who beat the slumping Indians for the ...