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Yankees: Derek Jeter elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot

Somehow it wasn’t unanimous but Derek Jeter is now officially a Hall of Famer. Jeter was elected into Cooperstown alongside Rockies great Larry Walker, receiving 396 of 397 votes (99.7%). Despite falling just short of joining fellow Yankees legend Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous inductee in major league history Jeter now holds the honor of receiving the highest percentage of votes for any position player.

During the course of his of Hall of Fame career in pinstripes, Derek led the Yankees to five World Championships and had 3,465 hits which put him sixth on the all-time list.