Jeter unties himself from A-Rod on the all-time runs scored list
After scoring the 1,920th run in his storied career in the third inning in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Derek Jeter took sole possession of ninth place all-time on the runs scored list.
Once he crossed the home plate for almost 2,000th time in his big league career he scored one more run than suspended teammate Alex Rodriguez leaving A-Rod in the tenth spot all-time and holding onto ninth place all for his own.
He may hold this record for awhile or maybe not. With Jeter’s final game fast approaching he will likely add on a few more runs to his 1, 920.
Yet there have been rumors that Rodriguez will try to make a comeback at age 41 after serving baseball’s longest ever suspension (211 games not including the postseason although the Yankees will not make it this year).
Other than the lifetime bans (the only nine players that have not been reinstated from a lifetime ban) held by Pete Rose and eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, A-Rod’s 211 games made history.
There have been just as many rumors, however, that Rodriguez is going to be moving on, hence his propensity to join LinkedIn (because A-Rod actually may NEED some new connections!). Still that’s all speculation until A-Rod actually reports for spring training with the New York Yankees in 2015 or doesn’t.
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What we do know is that the suspended third baseman has not announced his retirement and that much to the dismay of baseball fans every Jeter has. He may still be breaking records but Jeter has likely made the correct decision. His performance on the field this season hasn’t been particularly Jeter-esque.
Until we actually see A-Rod back in a pin-striped uniform, ninth place on the all-time runs scored list belongs to the person MLB considers the exact opposite of Alex Rodriguez.
Jeter has been breaking ties and record like these all season. He holds spots on a few other MLB all-time lists, in most cracking the top ten.
He is currently sixth on MLB’s all-time hits list. He is eighth in games played by players who have been with one team for their entire careers.
Jeter has also played 2,671 games at shortstop, the most appearances at any single fielding position in baseball history without having played another position, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.