11 Chapter 10 A New Chapter

Chapter 10 A New Chapter In 2012, the Yankees reached the American League Championship Series. In the twelfth inning of Game One, Derek dove for a grounder. His left ankle twisted as he fell. It was broken.

2012年，洋基队进入了美国联盟冠军系列赛。 在第一场的第十二局，德里克击出一个滚地球。 他摔倒时左脚踝扭了。 它坏了。

Derek was out for the Series. And without Derek, the Tigers swept the Yankees. It was a long recovery. Derek missed the first few months of the 2013 season. Then came more injuries. Every other season, Derek had played about 150 games. That year he played seventeen. Derek was turning forty. Clearly, he was slowing down. He used the time off to think. He was still playing shortstop, a position that required energy and razor-sharp skills. Baseball had always been fun. No matter how hard he worked, it had never seemed like a job. Now, for the first time, it did. On February 12, 2014, Derek posted on his Facebook page, "The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball." Derek Jeter was retiring. For over two decades, Derek had lived and breathed baseball. He didn't marry. He didn't finish college. In the post, Derek talked about how he gave his all for the sport. How he wanted time now. Time to start a family. See the world. Have a summer vacation. "I have

德里克缺席了系列赛。 没有德里克，老虎队横扫了洋基队。 这是一个漫长的恢复过程。德里克缺席了2013赛季的前几个月。 然后是更多的伤病。每隔一个赛季，德里克都要打大约150场比赛。 那年他17岁。 德里克快四十岁了。很明显，他放慢了速度。 他利用休息的时间思考。 他还在打游击手，这个位置需要精力和敏锐的技巧。 棒球一直都很有趣。 无论他多么努力工作，这都不像是一份工作。 现在，它第一次做到了。 2014年2月12日，德里克在他的Facebook页面上写道:“2014赛季将是我职业棒球生涯的最后一年。” 德瑞克·基特要退休了。二十多年来，德里克一直与棒球为伴。 他没有结婚。他没有读完大学。 在这篇文章中，德里克谈到了他是如何为这项运动付出一切的。 他现在多么需要时间啊。是时候组建家庭了。 看看这个世界。过一个暑假。 “我有

gotten the very most out of my life playing baseball," he wrote, "and I have absolutely no regrets." What would he do next? In his last season, Derek started Jeter Publishing, with a plan to publish all sorts of books, sports books included. There's still work to be done with Turn 2, helping Sharlee, who's president. And who knows? There might be another World Series ring in Derek's future. This time, as an owner. "That's the next goal," he told a reporter. "Calling the shots." Meanwhile, the 2014 season became Derek's farewell to baseball. One New York newspaper ran a "this day in Jeter history" for every date. Teams honored Derek when he played at their ballparks.

打棒球是我生命中最宝贵的时光，”他写道，“我一点也不后悔。” 接下来他会做什么?在他的最后一个球季，德瑞克创立了杰特出版公司，计划出版各种各样的书籍，包括体育书籍。 第二轮还有工作要做，帮助总裁夏莉。 谁知道呢?德里克的未来可能会有另一枚世界大赛戒指。 这一次，作为业主。“这是下一个目标，”他告诉记者。 “发号施令。”与此同时，2014赛季成为德里克与棒球的告别。 一家纽约报纸在每个日期都写了“基特历史上的今天”。 当德里克在他们的棒球场打球时，球队会向他致敬。

When the Mets and Yankees played, the Mets gave Derek a $22,222.22 check for Turn 2, and a New York City subway tile mosaic. In Oakland, the video tribute did not include Derek's famous "flip" play. That was okay with Derek. "I'm sure they've all seen it," he said. The tributes went on and on. At the end of the season, the Yankees honored their captain by wearing Derek Jeter patches. Their last home game, on September 25, was declared Derek Jeter Day. That night it was supposed to rain. There was a chance the

当大都会队和洋基队比赛时，大都会队给了德里克一张222.22美元的支票，用于Turn 2，以及纽约市地铁瓷砖马赛克。 在奥克兰，致敬视频没有包括德里克著名的“翻转”表演。 德里克没意见。“我相信他们都看到了，”他说。 致敬之辞不绝于目。 在球季结束时，洋基队以戴瑞克。基特的徽章来纪念他们的队长。 他们的最后一场主场比赛是9月25日，这一天被宣布为“队长日”。 那天晚上应该会下雨。 有一个机会

historic game would be postponed. But the skies stayed clear. Derek admitted he felt nervous. The Yankees were done for the season. Everything and everyone would be focused on him. He was so rattled, he forgot to put on his elbow guard for an at bat. Yet once again, Derek came through. In the bottom of the ninth, with the score tied, Derek stepped up to the plate. It was his last at bat at Yankee Stadium. Ever.

历史性的比赛将被推迟。 但天空依旧晴朗。 德里克承认他感到紧张。 洋基队这个赛季完蛋了。 所有人所有事都会关注他。 他太慌乱了，连打棒球时都忘了戴护肘。 然而，德里克又一次成功了。 在第九局下半时，双方打成平手，德里克走上本垒板。 这是他在洋基球场的最后一次击球。 永远。

He drove the ball into right field for a single, bringing the runner home and winning the game. In seconds, Derek was mobbed by teammates. The opposing Orioles stood and cheered. The fans had been cheering all night long, chanting, "Thank you, Derek." At the end, Derek said he didn't need to be thanked. He was just doing his job. It was the fans who should be thanked. Now the Jeter era is over. The man who's been called "Jetes," "DJ," "Captain Clutch,"

他将球击出右外场，击出一垒安打，使跑垒者全垒打，赢得比赛。 几秒钟后，德里克就被队友包围了。 对方的金莺队站起来欢呼。 球迷们整晚都在欢呼，高呼:“谢谢你，德里克。” 最后，德里克说他不需要感谢。 他只是在做他的工作。 应该感谢的是球迷。 现在，基特的时代结束了。 这个人被称为"杰特斯" "DJ " "离合器船长"