Derek Jeter Announces 2014 as Last Season

The New York Yankee's Derek Jeter has announced that 2014 will be his last season with the team. He is currently the team's shortstop and captain. Hal Steinbrenner, the managing general partner, stated that the announcement will give fans plenty of time to say goodbye to Jeter and see him play one last time. His last game will be on Sunday, September 28th at Fenway Park in Boston.

Overall Jeter has 256 home runs, 3,316 hits, and a batting average of .312. He is also a five time World Series champion.

Spring training begins for the team on February 26th where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the McKechnie Field in Florida.

To read the full announcement, check out Jeter's Facebook page.

Jeter: Now You See Him, Now You Don't

The crowd starts their applause as the Yankees take the field. When the modern-day Yankee icon Derek Jeter appears after a nine month absence, they go wild! Screams of delight can be heard over the screeching of subway trains, the commonplace too high decibel level of police sirens and the sounds of the big city.

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Derek Jeter is the ultimate present-day Yankee. He is New York City's all-around good guy. The city loves him and he loves them. His return to the game has Yankee fans grinning from ear to ear. His first at bat in the game against the Kansas City Royals yielded a hit and Yankee fans expected nothing less of him. The game proceeds and the fans are happy, Jeter is happy and the rest of the team is happy - until he gets hit in his quad muscle and succumbs to yet another injury. Before the nine innings are even finished, he is again out of the game, through no fault of his own.

Alex Rodriguez Causes Drama With His Comments

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If there is one thing that every professional athlete should know, its that every bit of news must go through the proper chain of command before it is leaked to the media. This allows everyone to get their story straight before it is leaked to the media. Unfortunately, Alex Rodriguez has broken protocol and it has landed him in hot water with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.

Rodriguez has been out all year on the disabled list due to hip surgery that he had last winter. Recently he has been rehabbing the injury in simulated games until he received clearance from team doctors to take his rehab to the next step with actual in-game action. The controversy arose when Rodriguez took to Twitter to announce to his followers that his surgeon has cleared him to play in rehab games. While one may think that this is news the Yankees would be happy about, the reaction from Brian Cashman seems to suggest otherwise.