Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees hit his 3,000 ball on July 9, 2011. He is the 28th player in the history of Baseball to accomplish the feat. He is also the only Yankee to have accomplished it, and the second player ever to do it with a home run.
Christian Lopez, a 23-year-old man, caught the home run ball and received signed memorabilia and Yankee season tickets for returning it to Jeter. He said he thought it was the right thing to do.
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According to www.baseball-reference.com, Derek Jeter made his major league debut on May 29, 1995, about one month before his twenty-first birthday.
Derek Jeter got his 2,000th hit on May 26, 2006, against the Kansas City Royals.