Derek Jeter Electedbr to Baseball Hall of Fame On Jan. 21, longtime New Yorkbr Yankees captain Derek Jeter wasbr chosen for the baseball Hall of Fame. Jeter, who played all 20 ofbr his seasons with the Yankeesbr after being drafted in 1992,br is a 14-time All Star. He has a total of 3,465 career hits, has playedbr in a record 158 playoff games and helped leadbr the Yankees to five World Series crowns. Prior to the voting, Jeter said hebr experienced a lot of “anxiety,”br as the Hall of Fame decisionbr was “out of [his] control.” Derek Jeter, via ESPN As it turns out, Jeter was only onebr vote away from being a unanimous pick. He is now the recipientbr of the second highestbr voting percentage ever,br with 99.7 percent. That’s just above Ken Griffey Jr.’s 99.3 percentbr and just below Mariano Rivera’s 100 percent.