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On Wednesday, New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter posted on his Facebook page that he will retire succeeding the 2014 season. Jeter’s legacy will not only include his on-field production, but also the way he conducted himself.

The Yankees selected Jeter with the sixth overall pick in the 1992 MLB Draft. According to PBSKids.org, “since he was a kid, playing shortstop for the New York Yankees is the only thing Derek Jeter has ever wanted to do.”

Jeter was very productive in the Yankees’ Minor League System, according to Biography.com.. This allowed him the opportunity to fulfill his goal in 1995.

The Yankees’ starting shortstop for the 1995 season was Tony Fernandez. On May 23, 1995, the Yankees placed Fernandez on the 15-day Disabled List, DL, according to Jack O’Connell of The Courant.

They initially promoted Robert Eenhoorn instead of, their top minor league prospect, Jeter. according to O’Connell. Eenhoorn went hitless, 0-7, in three games with the Yankees.

Succeeding Eenhoorn’s three games, they decided to call-up Jeter.

On May 29, 1995, the Yankees called-up 20-year-old Jeter prior to a road game against the Seattle Mariners, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Jeter’s first big league hit was a single the following day. Former Yankees’ manager Buck Showalter told Jack Curry of The New York Times in 2009 his reaction to seeing the hit.

“Showalter said he remembered Jeter’s first hit was a single, but he was more interested in recalling his intangibles. ‘You knew that Derek wasn’t going to embarrass himself,” Showalter said. “Whatever it was, he was going to figure it out.’”

Jeter played 13 games with the Yankees before being sent back to the Minor Leagues.

On June 11, 1995, the Yankees sent Jeter and recently retired closer Mariano Rivera to the Minors; Triple-A Columbus. Jeter told Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated, SI, how he and Rivera originally felt about being sent back to the Minor Leagues in 2013.

We were devastated. You can say depressed. Once you come here, you never want to go back. . . . It wasn’t exactly current times back then, you know what I’m saying? We had the Boss then. You don’t do your job and he’ll trade you in a minute. Kids have it easy nowadays. Seriously. It’s so different now.”