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BY STEFANIE REDDING

ANCHOR JENNIFER MECKLES

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They used to just call him Jeter -- but now you can call him Mr. 3000.
Derek Jeter hit a career milestone Saturday -- by racking up his 3000th career hit.
ESPN has more.


“Derek Jeter made history at the Yankee stadium on a Saturday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays starts the game off two hits shy of three thousand  and in to the third inning next to bat Mark its a home run for three thousand  Mark what does this mean?
“It means a lot I mean this is a part of his legend I mean the things he has done in his uniform are sometime second to none.”


Jeter is the 28th player in the history of the sport -- and the first Yankee -- to reach the milestone.
At a press conference afterwards, a reporter points out -- the Yankee’s haven’t had the greatest season.
But Mr. 3000 has an answer for that.


“How satisfying is that in light of how the difficult the season has been?”
“Well, I have a short memory, you have to have a short memory. Like I told you guys when I came back I can’t change anything that has happened up until this point. Just try to get better and try to improve and have a good second half.”



Cristian Lopez was the fan in stands who caught the milestone ball.
New York Daily News interviewed Lopez on how it felt.


“Next thing I know I see the ball roll in front of me so I just jumped on it. It was just instinct I saw the ball and I was like wow this is it. This is my chance.”

Lopez gave the ball to Jeter and didn’t ask for anything in return.
But - he was given free tickets for the rest of the season and the post season -- along with free parking.

And a final note -- Jeter’s 3000th hit was also the winning strike against the Rays.
 

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