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Stories of Derek Jeter's Greatness from All Corners of Captain Clutch's Career

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Let's face it, after a suffocating week of Astros-gate, we all need to fill our lungs with controversy-free fresh air. What better way to reacquaint with baseball's better angels than a discussion of the Hall of Fame and the one candidate everyone can rally around: Derek Jeter.

Barring an eleventh-hour rogue ballot, the former New York Yankees captain will be unanimously elected Tuesday, making it another clean sweep for the Bombers. In 2019, Mariano Rivera became the first player to receive 100 percent support from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.