3,000 Hits For Whatshisname

Saturday, July 09 2011 @ 03:39 PM EDT

Contributed by: Magpie

Well, he certainly did it in style. After a first inning single, Derek Jeter homered off David Price in the third inning this afternoon to become just the 28th player to accumulate 3,000 hits in the major leagues. Then he added three more before the day was over, moving past Roberto Clemente into 27th place all time (Al Kaline is next, at 3.007.) His fifth hit of the day broke a 4-4 tie and plated the winning run in the Yankees 5-4 win over Tampa Bay.

It's a remarkable achievement, by a remarkable player, one of the greatest of all time. Well done, and all that!

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