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Derek Jeter's No. 2, Never to Be Seen Again on Pinstripes at Yankee Stadium - The New York Times
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Derek Jeter's No. 2, Never to Be Seen Again on Pinstripes at Yankee Stadium - The New York Times
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Former Yankees who wore No. 2 share memories of number and Derek Jeter – New York Daily News
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Derek Jeter: Twenty facts, stats and stories you might not know - Sports Illustrated
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The 26 Greatest Yankees Starting Shortstops of the Derek Jeter Era, by DJ Gallo
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Former Yankees who wore No. 2 share memories of number and Derek Jeter – New York Daily News
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Former Yankees who wore No. 2 share memories of number and Derek Jeter – New York Daily News
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PHOTOS: Derek Jeter's No. 2 retired by the New York Yankees – The Denver Post
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Former Yankees who wore No. 2 share memories of number and Derek Jeter – New York Daily News
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Talking Derek Jeter: Sports greats from yesterday and today share their memories of Yankees captain – New York Daily News
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Derek Jeter greets 'Field of Dreams' contest winners at Yankee Stadium – New York Daily News
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MLB notes: 'Butter' smoothed out Derek Jeter's moves – Boston Herald
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The New York Yankees' Former Equipment Manager Tried to Take No. 2 Away From Derek Jeter