New York: Derek Jeter completed the top 10 list of numbers retired by the New York Yankees when Major League Baseball's most successful franchise retired his No. 2 in an emotional ceremony on Sunday.
Jeter's No. 2 was the last single digit number still available for players on the Yankees, winners of a record 27 World Series titles, five of which featured Jeter, who walked away from the diamond in 2014.
"I played here for 20 years and I learned that time flies and that memories fade, but family is forever," Jeter told the sold-out crowd of 48,000 that frequently broke into a familiar "Der-ek Je-ter" chant that rocked Yankee Stadium.
"And I'll be eternally grateful for being a part of the Yankee family."
Jeter chose Mother's Day for the occasion, and he was accompanied by his grandmother, his mother and father, sister and pregnant wife, Hannah.
A host of former team mates and coaches attended the ceremony before Sunday's game against the Houston Astros, including Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, and his former manager Joe Torre.
