Legendary Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter played his final home game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night against the Orioles.
After a farewell tour around various major league cities throughout his 20th and final season, Derek Jeter on Thursday will play his final home game with the Yankees on Thursday night against the Orioles.
Thursday will mark the 2,745th game of Jeter's career, and his 1,391st regular season home game. But the highlight figures to be the pregame ceremony, with a special video with thank yous and personal tributes from Yankees fans for Jeter.
The Yankees finish their season with three weekend games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, and there is a chance Jeter might sit out those games so that Thursday in New York is his final game, though no decision has been made.
"I will leave that up to him, very similar to what I did with [Mariano Rivera]," Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Wednesday, per Alex Speier of WEEI.
Wednesday's MLB schedule
| Time (ET) | Game | TV | Reason to watch |
| 12:35 p.m. | Brewers at Reds | FS Wisconsin | Milwaukee has an elimination number of one. No margin for error. |
| 1:05 p.m. | Mets at Nationals (Game 1) | SNY, MASN | Washington can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NL on Thursday with a win in this game... |
| 7:05 p.m. | Mets at Nationals (Game 2) | SNY, MASN2 | ...and in this game against the Mets. |
| 4:07 p.m. | Mariners at Blue Jays | ROOT, SNET | Technically, Seattle is still alive for the AL Wild Card |
| 4:10 p.m. | Phillies at Marlins | CSN | Remember that time Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter? |
| 7:05 p.m. | Orioles at Yankees | MLB Network, YES, MASN | "Now batting, number two..." |
| 7:05 p.m. | Twins at Tigers | MLB Network, FS North, FS Detroit | Max Scherzer makes his final start of the season. |
| 7:10 p.m. | Pirates at Braves | ROOT, Sports South | Playoff-bound Pittsburgh is only 1.5 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central |
| 7:10 p.m. | Rays at Red Sox | Sun Sports, NESN | Perennial playoff contenders turned also-rans playing out the string. |
| 8:05 p.m. | Athletics at Rangers | CSN CA, FS Southwest | Oakland tries to strengthen its hold on one of the Wild Card spots. |
| 8:10 p.m. | Royals at White Sox | FS Kansas City, CSN Chicago | James Shields makes his final regular season start. |
| 10:15 p.m. | Padres at Giants | FS San Diego, CSN Bay Area | San Francisco returns home, needing a win or a Milwaukee loss to clinch a Wild Card berth. |