It isn’t easy being a shortstop for the New York Yankees.
It’s because Derek Jeter set the bar so high. The former Yankee captain not only won five World Series rings in a 20-year career but was also a .310 lifetime hitter. Jeter is also the only Yankee to ever reach the 3,000 hit milestone. In a nutshell, teaching impulse control to Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson might be easier than matching Jeter’s accomplishments as a Yankee.
Except, New York Yankees’ shortstop history doesn’t start and stop with Jeter. Keep in mind, he debuted in 1995 and didn’t become a regular starter until the following year.