If there is one player remembered in this era of the Major League Baseball playoffs and especially the New York Yankees dynasty between 1996 and 2000, it is Derek Jeter, who helped the Bronx Bombers win the World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009 (the 27th in their history and the last one so far).
Derek Jeter could win a game with a bunt, a hit, a home run or a defensive play, and as they say in baseball, records are there to be set and broken, no matter who the player is, even if you are the eternal Captain America of the New York Yankees.
Which Blue Jays player left behind and buried a Derek Jeter record?
With his home run in the style of Ricky Henderson on the first pitch of the game, George Springer in game one of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, the outfielder and designated hitter formerly of the Houston Astros, one of the modern rivals of the New York Yankees especially since the sign-stealing scandal in the 2017 Major League Baseball season, hit it out of the park to surpass Derek Jeter in fifth place on the all-time postseason home run list according to Dogout Forever.
George Springer’s home run was the only run of the game for the Blue Jays in the game in which they fell three runs to one to the Seattle Mariners, who since then did not allow them more liberties in the rest of the game they won three runs to one to get ahead in the series itself that now leads two to zero after beating 10 runs to three in game two.
All-time top five home runs in postseason history
- Manny Ramirez: 29.
- Jose Altuve: 27.
- Kyle Schwarber: 23.
- Bernie Williams: 22.
- George Springer: 21.
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