All that remained in Derek Jeter's career in pinstripes was one more game, September 25, 2014. This would be the final time Jeter would take the field in front of the home crowd in a 20-year career that had been every bit as storied and impressive as any Yankee since Babe Ruth. 1963. Offered is a Derek Jeter signature on an uncut sheet of four tickets to that game at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles on that Thursday night in the Bronx. The former New York Yankees captain has signed his name in gold marker across the bottom third of the 6 ½ x 8-inch white cardstock sheet with color printing. The four full tickets have four separate photo illustrations in color – a World Series trophy, former Yankees star Don Mattingly, Jeter, and Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig.

That night, the Yankees’ Jose Pirela led off the bottom of the ninth with a single and the speedy Antoan Richardson replaced him on the base paths with the game tied, 5-5. Brett Gardner followed Pirela to the plate and laid down a sacrifice bunt that put Richardson on second base. In what seemed more like a scripted movie than an actual baseball game, Jeter, whom the entire baseball community had been celebrating since his retirement announcement in February, now had the chance to be the hero in his last game in Yankee Stadium. Jeter wasted no time in seizing the moment, swinging at the first pitch from Orioles reliever Evan Meek and hitting it sharply between first and second base for an opposite-field single. Richardson rounded third and raced toward home. Markakis, who fielded the ball in right field, threw a one-hopper to the plate, but the throw arrived late, and Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph couldn't field it cleanly. As the home plate umpire signaled that Richardson was safe, Jeter leaped into the air with his arms above his head. For the first time in the emotionally draining night, Jeter was smiling from ear to ear. By the time Jeter's feet hit the ground, his teammates and coaches had made their way out to him on the infield dirt. The captain embraced every one of them in a nearly five-minute celebration. This item comes with a COA from Steiner Sports.

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