Delayed more than a year by COVID-19 complications, the Baseball Hall of Fame held the induction ceremony Wednesday afternoon for its Class of 2020, headlined by Derek Jeter.
Jeter played parts of 20 seasons with the Yankees, winning five World Series championships (denied of a sixth by those pesky 2003 Marlins). He’s among the most impactful players in the franchise’s history and one of the best offensive shortstops of all time (3,465 career hits and 119 wRC+). Additionally, he was his generation’s most recognizable player, serving as the unofficial “face of baseball” throughout the 2000s and early 2010s.