Derek Jeter makes his final exit

Now New Yorkers will know Derek Jeter is retiring.

Now that Jeter is done, his statistics accumulated throughout his 20-year Hall of Fame career are finalized. Jeter ended his career hitting .310/.377/.440, and his Yankees teams won 1,627 of his 2,747 games played, a .592 winning percentage.

Here is where Jeter ranks on various baseball all-time lists:

(via @benhjacobs)

I’m impressed to see the Red Sox gave Derek Jeter a warm tribute and a standing ovation in his final game. I am blown away they let Bernie Williams serenade the crowd during the seventh-inning stretch:

It’s an ... abstract rendition. Never opened his eyes, either.

Derek Jeter’s final play as a Yankee fit just right:

Legging out a classy, gritty chopper of an infield RBI single, then enjoying a tremendous ovation *from Red Sox fans*. Very Jeterian. And now Brian McCann is the answer to a trivia question:

R-E-TWO-P-E-C-T

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS S ME

It is worth noting that while Harvey and the Mets have been at odds at times over his rehab from surgery, he has been with the team at home and rehabilitating at the Mets’ complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., when the team is on the road. That is, at least until he was shut down for the season earlier in September.

After a gloomy, rainy day in New York, it suddenly got weirdly sunny about 15 minutes before first pitch of Derek Jeter’s final game in New York. And then:

WHY NOT A DOUBLE RAINBOW? HAVE YOU NO RE2PECT, MOTHER NATURE!?