COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Derek Jeter is officially a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Hall President Tim Mead made the announcement, welcoming the New York Yankees shortstop to Cooperstown.
Welcome to Cooperstown, Derek Jeter! #HOF2020 @Yankees pic.twitter.com/g1dnbxCagq
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) January 21, 2020
Jeter was elected by the BBWAA with 99.7 percent of the vote, one shy of a unanimous selection. Yet, the Yankee Captain enters the Hall with the second-highest percentage ever and the best of any position player in the history of the game.
Derek Jeter fell one vote short of joining his Yankee teammate Mariano Rivera as unanimous selections into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rivera remains the only player elected to the Hall with 100% of the vote. pic.twitter.com/caC2AOTnSC
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2020
In 20-seasons in the Bronx, Jeter helped the pinstripes win five World Series titles. Jeter earned 1996 American League Rookie of the Year, 2000 All-Star Game and World Series MVP, collected 3,465 hits, five silver slugger and gold glove awards and was a 14-time AL All-Star.
The Captain in Cooperstown 🙌https://t.co/h7afvO0ExF pic.twitter.com/QM8qXRYwGp
— Bronx Pinstripes (@BronxPinstripes) January 22, 2020
Jeter’s No. 2 was retired in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium and now he’ll be enshrined forever in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
