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End looms for Jeter as playoff exit roils Yanks
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ALL that’s left for Derek Jeter to do is say goodbye.
Right now, though, the captain is still stewing over a lost season.
New York was eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday, wasting a three-run lead in a 5-9 loss to Nelson Cruz and the American League East champions Baltimore Orioles.
“It’s tough. It’s a rough feeling,” Jeter said.
Jeter went 0 for 4 as the designated hitter in his next-to-last game home game, ending a seven-game hitting streak and dropping his average to .253.
The Yankees (81-77) missed the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time since 1992 and ‘93. The only other time New York did not play in the postseason during in the retiring captain’s 20-season big league career was in 2008.
“It’s disappointing. It’s frustrating,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “This is not where you want to be at this time of year.”
When Jeter is lauded by fans tonight — weather permitting, there is rain in the forecast — for a career that included five of New York’s 27 World Series titles, he will be playing his first game in the Bronx that has no implications on his team’s playoff chances. (Jeter was out with an injury last year).
“For the guys that are coming back and the team that plays it’s a feeling you shouldn’t like and you shouldn’t want to get used to,” Jeter said.
Stars were out to say goodbye to Jeter. Former teammates Tino Martinez, Gerald Williams and Cecil Fielder were on hand as was Mo Vaughn, the 1995 AL MVP with Boston.
Louisville Slugger said in a news release it is retiring model No. P72, the bat Jeter has used for his entire career. It will be renamed DJ2.
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