It has seemed more and more likely as the season wound down, but the New York Yankees made it official on Wednesday: Derek Jeter is finished for 2013. General manager Brian Cashman announced that the Yankees had placed their 39-year-old shortstop and captain on the disabled list, meaning his season "is effectively over," Cashman said. Cashman also ruled Jeter out for any postseason play in the event that the Yankees, who are two games back in the race for the second AL wild-card spot, wind up securing a playoff berth. Source: ESPN New York
One would hope that he will retire before he starts embarrassing himself. Normally wouldn't give a crap about any Yankee, but like Mariano Rivera, Jeter's the kind of player you tell your kid that that is how he should conduct himself on and off the field.
Jeter and Mariano are the only two current Yankee players I can actually cheer for. Both are class acts.
