The Pinkhams’ legacy, though, lives on in a Hall of Fame way with the Louisville Slugger P72 model bat, designed to Leslie Wayne’s specs in 1954. For every one of Derek Jeter’s 3,316 hits ...

Derek Jeter grabs a bat from the rack after he grounds out in the first inning as the New York Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. 9/24/14 Bronx, NY (John Munson | NJ Advance ...

Louisville Slugger announced Wednesday it plans to retire the P72 model is has made for Derek Jeter throughout his career. "Derek has swung one bat model from one bat company his entire career ...

How does this affect anyone? Can we get a count on the number of pro ball players using the same model bat as Derek Jeter? I mean, it can’t be considered the “most effective” bat in ...

"It takes time to get used to a wooden bat, period,” Jeter said. “I never was tempted to change." Derek Jeter was not the first one to start using bats from P72. The company first designed the ...

For those that cherish the romantic in baseball, Derek Jeter's impending retirement is a heavy blow. But sabermetricians have dismissed him for years as overrated, particularly on defense ...

Derek Jeter tacked one last hit onto his remarkable ... Buchholz.Approaching the Yankees dugout after the team's last at-bat by a player with single-digit uniform number, the 40-year-old who ...

On and on it goes. During Tuesday's historic exhibition game in Cuba, future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter was asked about bat flips during an on-air interview with ESPN. His answer was as level ...

Derek Jeter chopped an infield single to third baseman Garin Cecchini on the fourth pitch of his second at-bat Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. And with a simple gesture, his 20-year career came ...

Derek Jeter celebrates with Yankees teammates after his last at-bat at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 25, 2014. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post “There were a couple of times where I almost lost it ...

Was there any other way for Derek Jeter to end his career ... Jeter lined out to shortstop in his first at-bat, and then made a little magic in his final try. Jeter hit a 1-2 groundball single ...