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The fan who returned Derek Jeter's ball from his 3,000th hit will get a bit of memorabilia to keep _ his own baseball card.
The fan who returned Derek Jeter's ball from his 3,000th hit will get a bit of memorabilia to keep _ his own baseball card.

This was so Derek Jeter.
Mobbed by his pinstriped pals after the ball sailed into the left-field seats, showered by ovations from his fans, Derek Jeter stood alone _ the first New York Yankees player to reach 3,000 hits.
This was so Derek Jeter.
Christian Lopez was at the bottom of several piles during his days playing football at small St. Lawrence University.
He said he has "probably a couple thousand baseball cards."
"That itself is a totally awesome situation right now for all parties involved," Lopez said.