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Yankees.com: Jeter elected to Hall of Fame near-unanimously

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There were still questions about Derek Jeter’s readiness to serve as a big league shortstop when the fresh-faced rookie took the field for his first Opening Day in 1996. They were answered over the course of that afternoon’s action, highlighted by his first career home run and a splendid over-the-shoulder catch. The Yankees knew they had something special.

Five years after Jeter walked off a winner in his final Yankee Stadium at-bat, and after spending his entire 20-year playing career representing the franchise for which he cheered as a boy, The Captain has reached his rightful and expected place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.