From Kalamazoo to Cooperstown, Derek Jeter’s playing career has reached its zenith. On Tuesday night, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Jeter as one of the two newest members of the Hall of Fame, receiving 99.7% of the votes. He fell just one vote short of unanimous induction.
In a career spanning 20 seasons, Jeter established himself as one of his generation’s greatest position players. Most notably, he ranks sixth all-time in hits, with 3,465. He also finished in the top ten of several categories for a shortstop, including sixth in home runs (260), tenth in batting average (.