Derek Jeter's No. 2 retired by Yankees; Monument Park plaque unveiled

(Kathy Willens)

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter's No. 2 has been retired by the New York Yankees, who dedicated a plaque in his honor that will be placed in Monument Park behind center field.

Retired Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, right, looks around during a pregame ceremony after his No. 2 was retired in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium May 14, 2017 (Kathy Willens)AP

Retired Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, right, looks around during a pregame ceremony after his No. 2 was retired in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium May 14, 2017. (Kathy Willens)AP

Retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter with Yankees team owner Hal Steinbrenner, and Steinbrenner's wife Christina during a pregame ceremony May 14, 2017. (Kathy Willens)AP

Retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter third from right, poses with members of his family (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, Pool)AP

Former New York Yankees' Derek Jeter waves to the crowd during a ceremony retiring his number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP

Former New York Yankees' Derek Jeter waves to fans during a ceremony retiring his number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP

Former New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, center, smiles during a ceremony retiring his number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP

Former New York Yankees' Derek Jeter smiles during a ceremony retiring his number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP

Former New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, right, participates in a ceremony retiring his number at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 14, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP

Jeter captained the Yankees during much of a 20-year career that ended in 2014 and included five World Series titles and a New York-record 3,465 hits.
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CeFaan Kim was live outside Yankee Stadium before the ceremony started:

He is the 22nd player to have his number retired by New York, by far the most among major league teams, and he was the last to wear a single-digit number.
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Jeter picked Mother's Day for the ceremony, and his grandmother, parents, sister, nephew and pregnant wife joined him at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.

He says "there isn't a person or player I would trade places with that's playing now or ever."