A trio of New York Yankees are part of ESPN’s list of the Top 100 pro athletes of the 21st century.
Slugger Alex Rodriguez is the highest ranked of the trio at No. 43, while former captain and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is at No. 53 and Hall-of-Fame closer Mariano Rivera is No. 59.
His numbers are among the best in baseball history — a lifetime .283 batting average with 696 home runs and 2,086 RBI. But two separate scandals with performance-enhancing drugs — one of which led to his suspension for the 2014 season — has kept him out of baseball’s Hall of Fame. Jeter is the rare Yankees player that was named a captain during his career. As one of the “core four” players that helped build the late 1990s Yankees dynasty, Jeter was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection who was a lifetime .310 hitter with 260 home runs and 1,311 RBI. He was also the AL Rookie of the Year and a five-time world champion.
Rivera, another member of the “core four,” was unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. No one closed more games in his career than Rivera, who recorded 652 saves. His 952 appearances is also best in baseball history.
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