My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.

The Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series to win their first championship since the 1978 World Series. Barry Larkin Ozzie Smith and Alan Trammell were concluding. The Yankees defeated the Mets in five games for their third consecutive title and fourth in Jeter's first five full seasons.

He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits (3304) games played (2585) stolen bases (348) and at bats (10551). Jeter has earned the titles of "Captain Clutch" and "Mr.