Derek Jeter hit a home run in the third inning Saturday to become the 28th player in major league history to reach the 3,000 hit plateau. When Derek Jeter collected his first big-league hit, strikeouts were a sin and walks were poor substitutes for hits. Hitters learned to swing early in the count, to put the ball in play no matter what, because something good might happen.eter became the first player to reach the milestone while wearing Yankees pinstripes and the second player to homer for his 3,000th hit, joining former teammate Wade Boggs, who accomplished the feat in 1999 with Tampa Bay.
"I wasn't sure it was going to be a home run," Jeter said. "I was hoping, but afterwards, to be honest with you, I was pretty relieved." But in the span of
Jeter’s 17-year career, the sabermetric ideas touted by “Moneyball” have swayed front offices throughout the game. Strikeout rates have soared while walks have taken on a new
significance. First-pitch swingers have been replaced by grinders, content to turn every at-bat into wars of attrition.
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