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Derek Jeter passes Willie Mays for 10th place on the all-time hits list
Photo credit: David Pokress
Willie Mays is in Derek Jeter's rear-view mirror.
Jeter's infield single in the fifth inning of Friday's game against the Rays gave him 3,284 career hits and sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list.
But the celebration was tempered by a 6-4 loss to the Rays, which puts the Yankees in jeopardy of falling out of a first-place tie with the Orioles. Baltimore is playing the Athletics...
