History! Jeter Homers for His 3,000th Hit

First Yankee to Achieve the Milestone

(New York, NY) – Well fortunately DJ ended the drama early with a single in his first at bat and a towering homer into the left field stands his next time up to reach the famous 3,000 hit plateau.  His 3rd homer of the season tied the game at 1-1 and the answer to the trivia question is:  Tampa’s David Price was the pitcher.  For those that like numbers:  No. 2 got his 2nd hit of the day and he did it at 2 PM.

The FNY team was ready to see it last night but the rain changed that.  That being said congrats to the Captain from Section 430 on a well deserved feat and his career to date.

Post Note:  Jeter would end the day 5-5 with the game winning RBI in the 8th as the Yanks went on to take the game 5-4 over Tampa.  Mariano got his 22nd save while David Robertson (2-0) picked up the win.  It was an instant Yankee Classic for the YES network.

See Yanks-Tampa box score here

See historic hit here.

Photo Courtesy of Yahoo Sports

Milestone Mania: Early Single By Jeter Brings Him to Need 1 More

2,999th Hit is a Single Between Short and Third

(New York, NY) – Well the FNY Blog is not usually doing live posts and actually has been light on stories of late but this special milestone of the first player in Yankee history to collect 3,000 hits is upon us.  Jeter drove a 3-2 pitch in the hole between 3rd and short to lead of the bottom of the first and stands on the brink.  With 3-4 more at bats today and a full game tomorrow it could very well happen at home.  10 other players got their 3,000 hits for one team and Derek stands to be #11 in that category and 28th overall in MLB history.  Over 16, 200 players have played the game.

see 2,999 hit here.