JETER’S HIT MILESTONES

You tend to forget just how good Derek Jeter is and what he’s accomplished over his career. So we decided to put out his hit list for all my Bleeding Yankee Blue readers with the help of the Associated Press who put it out first. Check it out:

1- May 30, 1995: at Seattle Mariners off Tim Belcher. Single to left.

13- April 2, 1996: against Cleveland Indians off Dennis Martinez. First home run.

100- July 17, 1996: at Boston Red Sox, off Joe Hudson.

1000- September 15, 2000: against Detroit Tigers, off Steve Sparks.(In Photo: Steve Sparks)
1500- August 13, 2003: at Baltimore Orioles, off Pat Hentgen.

1811- June 18, 2005: against Chicago Cubs, off Joe Borowski. First career grand slam.

2000- May 26, 2006: against Kansas City Royals, off Scott Elarton. 8^th Yankee to reach 2000 hits.

2500- August 22, 2008: at Baltimore Orioles, off Radhames Liz. 3^rd Yankee to reach 2500 hits.

2688- August 16, 2009: against Seattle Mariners, off Doug Fister. Hit #2675 as a shortstop (13 as a DH) tops Luis Aparicio for most hits by a shortstop.(In Photo: Doug Fister)
2722- September 11, 2009: against the Baltimore Orioles, off Chris Tillman. Passes Lou Gehrig for most hits by a New York Yankee.

3000- July 9, 2011: against Tampa Bay Rays, off David Price. Home run to left field. First to reach the mark as a New York Yankees.

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