Derek Jeter played walk-off hero in his final game at Yankee Stadium, hitting an RBI single to score Antoan Richardson for a 6-5 Yankees win over the Orioles on Thursday night. Almost immediately, the sporting world and beyond reacted to the 20-year veteran:
Fellow athletes show Derek Jeter #RE2PECT after walk-off hit
Plenty of famous people in and out of sports paid Derek Jeter #RE2PECT after his walk-off winner in his final Yankee Stadium home game.
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THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. #FarewellCaptain
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 26, 2014 Sport
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) September 26, 2014 How about that!!!!!!!!!!
— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) September 26, 2014 Shocker! #thecaptain does it like he always does!! That's what I envisioned 3000 to be like! Not 37 rows deep to left center!! #welldonejeet
— David Price (@DAVIDprice14) September 26, 2014 Wow just wow. Jeter ur the man. Obviously I want to win but ur a class act and the game and ur peers will miss u more than U know
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) September 26, 2014 Couldn't have asked for a better role model within the game. Jeter thanks for teaching me that grinding is the way to play
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) September 26, 2014 My buddy Derek Jeter is the greatest of All time. #RE2PECT http://t.co/NrtBbba4jP
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) September 26, 2014 Hollywood couldn't have wrote it any better
— Drew Butera (@drewbutera) September 26, 2014
One of the coolest endings ever... Wouldn't expect anything else from Jete
— Paul O'Neill (@PaulONeillYES) September 26, 2014 Derek Jeter. There are no words!! #classic #mlb #CaptainClutch
— Jerry Hairston, Jr. (@TheRealJHair) September 26, 2014
That dude is incredible. #RE2PECT
— Collin Cowgill (@Ccowgill12) September 26, 2014 Not a better place to do it and not a better person for it to happen to...Hats off to you #Captain! #RE2PECT
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) September 26, 2014 You can't name #1 who does it better! #RE2PECT #4Ever http://t.co/01Rr0Lgt4a
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) September 26, 2014 I've watched this man bring so much joy to this city. I have nothing but admiration for you. Congrats on an amazing career!! #Jeter #RE2PECT
— Henrik Lundqvist (@HLundqvist30) September 26, 2014 I don't care whether the farewell was overdone, or the accolades overstated. That was a damn cool moment for Jeter and baseball.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 26, 2014 For all the hype, etc., that was one spine-tingling baseball moment. And great for Jeter's Yankeeography.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) September 26, 2014 The Captain proves again there is no better Reality TV better than Baseball. Great to feel like a little kid again watching a Ballgame.
— AJ Ellis (@AJEllis17) September 26, 2014
Dear #derekjeter after your performance tonight, feel free to sleep with my future wife. #youaretheman
— Trevor Crowe (@tcrowe4) September 26, 2014 An epic night for one of my favorite guys! Feel honored to have played beside him and to call him my friend. #RE2PECT #FarewellCaptain
— Nick Swisher (@NickSwisher) September 26, 2014
Only Derek Jeter could do that... #RE2PECT
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) September 26, 2014 Amazing finish in New York for a guy that taught me how to play the game the right way without him even knowing.. Thank you Derek #2
— Brian Dozier (@BrianDozier) September 26, 2014 Wow! What a storybook ending for one of the true professionals in Major League Baseball. It's was a… http://t.co/TUxrlqpQ04
— Torii Hunter (@toriihunter48) September 26, 2014 — Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) September 26, 2014 Did you really think his last home game would end any different? #Re2pect pic.twitter.com/15sJ36tktq
— Jonathan Quick (@JonathanQuick32) September 26, 2014 That was amazing #DerekJeter. What a way to finish a historic career! @Jumpman23 #RE2PECT
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) September 26, 2014 — paul maholm (@paul_maholm) September 26, 2014
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