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No one said replacing Derek Jeter would be easy. Even as the future Hall of Famer slowed down over the back nine of his career, his shadow loomed over his replacement to be named later. When you’re a 14-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, it’s going to be awfully hard for whoever inherits that shadow to ultimately emerge. Didi Gregorius has stepped into the light this season.
Gregorius posted a nondescript season in Year One after Jeter, hitting .