This weekend, future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners was passed for leader, all time hits, among active players. His total of 2,776 hits has been passed by the 2,781 hits of Derek Sanderson Jeter of the New York Yankees. Making this more significant is that Griffey Jr. had accumulated 1,000 hits before Jeter reached Major League Baseball. Both are top 50 all time players, but Jeter's pace and general good health indicate he has several viable years left on the field. At his current pace (averaging 192 hits per season) Jeter could pass Pete Rose for all time hits in as few as 8 seasons.
And yet not a single sporting show I've seen has mentioned this.
And yet not a single sporting show I've seen has mentioned this.