Mr. 3,000! Derek Jeter watches his home run for his 3,000 career hit sail away during the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays in The Bronx.
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A big hit in style: Derek Jeter hits a home run for his milestone 3,000 hit.
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Fans and teammates alike jump to their feet and cheer as the Yankees captain rounds the bases on his historic home run.
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Even the opposing team tipped their caps: Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Casey Kotchman congratulates Jeter as he jogs past.
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Some love for the fans: Derek Jeter waves to the crowd after hitting his 3,000th hit of his career, a homerun.
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Yankees’ Jorge Posada hugs Derek Jeter as the rest of the Yankees’ bench mobs him after the big hit.
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Mobbed: Teammates congratulate Derek Jeter after his solo home run, for the 3,000 hit of his career.
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Feelin’ the love: Derek Jeter hugs teammates after his milestone hit.
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Bronx, New York, 7/9/11 Derek Jeter waves to the fans as they cheer him on his 3000th hit, a home run in the third inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays played the New York Yankees in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium on July 9, 2011. (Paul J. Bereswill)
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Class act: Lucky fan caught Derek Jeter’s homerun ball, but gave it back to Mr. 3000. “He earned it,” Lopez said at a news conference later, where he met the slugger.
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Atta boy: A young fan congratulates Derek Jeter as the star slugger takes a practice swing in the fifth inning.
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A New York Yankees’ fan holds a sign to cheer Derek Jeter after he hit a solo home run, for his 3,000th career hit off of Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price in the third inning of a baseball game on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
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She’s a fan: Derek girlfriend Minka Kelly, center, cheers after Jeter’s big hit.
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Glory: The fans go wild as Derek Jeter runs the bases.
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Derek Jeter waves to the fans on his historic day.
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What a day! Derek Jeter pumps his fist after the Yankees beat the Rays 5-4.
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