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July 9, 2011: Derek Jeter collects hit No. 3,000 - Newsday
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July 9, 2011: Derek Jeter collects hit No. 3,000 - Newsday
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United States' Derek Jeter is hit by a pitch from Venezuela pitcher Orber Moreno during seventh-inning action at the World Baseball Classic in Toronto on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian
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