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Derek Jeter has held a lot of different titles in his career — Rookie of the Year, All-Star, world champion, team captain, and more. But to one person, he’s sti

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To honor and celebrate the retirement of Derek Jeter's jersey number, five current major leaguers share their favorite stories about The Captain.

CC Sabathia, Manny Machado, Dellin Betances, Mookie Betts and Dexter Fowler

As a kid, getting my number retired by the Yankees wasn't something I thought about even in my wildest dreams.

Derek Jeter

A legacy is built by more than what is seen. It is not given, it is earned.

Michael Jordan

Everyone comes to this city with dreams of being No. 1. You showed me that being No. 2 was more than enough.

Derek Jeter

Gift Ngoepe, from Randburg, South Africa, is a major league baseball player, and he got a hit in his very first at bat in the big leagues.

Gift Ngoepe

Without any further ado, here are five guys who I’m constantly having to battle. They’re the five toughest pitchers in our division.

Christian Yelich

Before the 2017 Major League Baseball season kicked off, we got together two history-makers and curse-breakers, David Ortiz and Anthony Rizzo.

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Mom and Dad’s plan is not for you to spend the rest of your life scrubbing toilets or cleaning warehouses, Yonder. I promise you, it’s not.

Yonder Alonso

When the baseball smacked into the side of my head, it was traveling 105 miles per hour. Yet somehow I didn’t hear a sound.

Matt Shoemaker

Thinking about the past isn’t going to help us bring a world title to Cleveland this season.

Jason Kipnis

I still don’t think the magnitude of the whole thing has really set in. I don’t know that it ever will.

Anthony Rizzo

No, we were not the U.S. JV team … because if there really had been an American JV team competing in the WBC, none of us would have made it.

Nate Freiman

Esa era una de las cosas que más me gustaba del béisbol… me dejaba soñar.

Carlos Carrasco

I was becoming part of a community in Cleveland. But there was still something else that I needed to do. I wanted to become a U.S. citizen.

Carlos Carrasco

I am going to help this team finish what it started. I am going to make sure my new home achieves the title it deserves.

Yoenis Céspedes

Voy a ayudar a este equipo a terminar lo que empezamos porque eso es lo que quiero hacer, pero también porque ustedes se lo merecen.

Yoenis Céspedes

We’re like a bunch of little kids in grown-up bodies who simply love this wonderful sport. Now we plan to win it all for the DR.

Dellin Betances

Your story is reaching millions upon millions of people all over the world.

Kurt Suzuki

This city is in our hearts. It’s our one true love. And the place we always come back to.

Manny Machado, Jon Jay, and Yonder Alonso

All the shots you see below were taken by me — except any that you don’t really like. Those were taken by some other guy.

Marcus Stroman