Top Derek Jeter moments

Derek Jeter high-fives Alex Rodriguez after Jeter broke the all-time Yankees hits record against the Baltimore Orioles. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Derek Jeter tips his helmet to the fans in the third inning after setting a new Yankees team record for most hits, passing Lou Gehrig. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Derek Jeter gets a hug from Alex Rodriguez after breaking Lou Gehrig's record for all-time hits by a Yankee. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Derek Jeter tips his helmet to the fans in the third inning after setting a new Yankees record for most hits. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Fans celebrate after Derek Jeter set a new team record for hits. (Sept. 11, 2009)

A photo from section 409 at Yankee Stadium shortly after Derek Jeter broke the Yankees' all-time hits record. (Sept. 11, 2009)

A photo of the stands shortly after Derek Jeter broke the Yankees' all-time hits record. (Sept. 11, 2009)

A photo taken from Section 409 at Yankee Stadium shortly after Derek Jeter broke the Yankees' all-time hits record. (Sept. 11, 2009)

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter (2) singles in the third inning to pass Lou Gehrig with 2,722 career hits to become the Yankees all-time hit leader at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. (Sept. 11, 2009)

The Yankees' Derek Jeter waves to the crowd after hitting a single to break Lou Gehrig's all-time Yankees hit record during the third inning Friday night. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Derek Jeter singles in the third inning to set a new Yankee team record for most hits. (Sept. 11, 2009)

The Yankees' Derek Jeter singles in the third inning Friday to pass Lou Gehrig and break the Yankees' all-time hit record. (Sept. 11, 2009)

The Yankees' Derek Jeter singles in the third inning to pass Lou Gehrig with 2,722 career hits to become the Yankees all-time hit leader.

Derek Jeter tips his helmet to the fans in the third inning after setting a new Yankees team record for most hits, passing Lou Gehrig. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Derek Jeter's teammates embrace him after he broke Lou Gehrig's team record for most hits. (Sept. 11, 2009)

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a single during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in New York. Jeter passed Lou Gehrig's all-time Yankees hit record.

Poster of Lou Gehrig and Derek Jeter, available in the Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, edition of Newsday.

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A fan holds a sign celebrating Derek Jeter's historic night. (Sept. 9, 2009)

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter tips his cap after hitting a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The hit tied Jeter with Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee.

The Yankee Stadium video screen honors Derek Jeter after he got his 2721st hit to tie Lou Gehrig on the Yankees career hits list. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Derek Jeter waves to the crowd after tying Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankee. (Sept. 9, 2009)

The Yankee Stadium video screen honors Derek Jeter, who tied Lou Gehrig's Yankees career record for hits on Wednesday night against Tampa Bay. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Derek Jeter, No. 2, of the New York Yankees acknowledges the crowd after hitting a single in the 7th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game on Sept. 9, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Jeter's hit ties Lou Gehrig's all-time club record of 2,721 hits.

In the N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter doubles in the 5th inning. (Sept. 9, 2009)

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium: Derek Jeter doubles in the 5th inning. (Sept. 9, 2009)

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium: Derek Jeter runs to first base in the 7th inning. (Sept. 9, 2009)

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium: Derek Jeter runs to first base in the 7th inning. (Sept. 9, 2009)

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium: Derek Jeter runs to first base in the 7th inning. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Derek Jeter, No. 2, of the New York Yankees has tied Lou Gehrig's record of most hits by a Yankee. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Derek Jeter, center, and the Yankees wave to fans after the final game at Yankee Stadium. (Sept. 21, 2008)

Derek Jeter leaps into the stands late in the game to catch a foul ball in a regular-season game against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Jeter emerged from the stands bloodied and bruised and the Yankees won, 5-4, in 13 innings. (July 1, 2004)

Surprise guests David Wells, left, and David Cone, right, play flirty fans during a skit on Saturday Night Live. Jeter hosted the show and played Alfonso Soriano's wife in the skit. (Dec. 1, 2001)

An exuberant fan reacts after Yankees Derek Jeter hits the game-winning home run in the 10th inning of Game 4 of the 2001 World Series. Jeter's heroics occurred minutes after midnight, giving him the name, 'Mr. November.' (Nov. 1, 2001)

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter catches a foul ball hit by Oakland Athletics' Terrence Long in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 2001 ALDS. The Yankees went on to win 5-3 and win the series after being down 0-2. (Oct. 15, 2001)

Oakland's Jeremy Giambi, center, is tagged out at home by Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, right, during the seventh inning og Game 3 of the 2001 ALDS. Derek Jeter made it all possible after he left his position to field the ball up the first-base line and flipped it to home to preserve the Yankees' 1-0 lead. (Oct. 13, 2001)

Yankees third base coach Willie Randolph high-fives Derek Jeter after he tied the game, 2-2, with a sixth-inning homer in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series. The Yankees went on to win the game and their fourth title in five years. (Oct. 26, 2000)

Derek Jeter, left, is congratulated by teammate David Justice after hitting a solo home run to lead off Game 4 of the 2000 World Series. After the Mets won Game 3 to narrow the Yankees' series lead to 2-1, Jeter immediately swung the momentum back in the Yankees' favor. (Oct. 25, 2000),

Through the years, so many Yankees fans remember Derek Jeter for his patented jump-throw from deep in the hole. (June 25, 1998)

Derek Jeter and pitcher John Wetteland, right, celebrate the Yankees 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series. The Yankees went on to win Game 6 at home to win the first of Jeter's four World Series titles. (Oct. 24, 1996)

Little leaguer Jeffrey Maier of Old Tappan, N.J., poses in a New York Yankees cap and jersey and displays a baseball on the set of ABC's "Good Morning America." Maier, 12, turned a probable fly out into Derek Jeter's game-tying home run in Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS between the Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday. (Oct. 10, 1996)