It occurred to Derek Jeter on Sunday afternoon while the New York Yankees were honoring Mariano Rivera that he has played his final game with the legendary closer and left-hander Andy Pettitte.
"Knowing that I'm not playing anymore this year," Jeter said, "I've played my last game with those two."
Jeter insisted that he hadn't considered the finality until Sunday. Rivera and Pettitte will retire after the season, while injuries have ended Jeter's campaign.
"I'm going to miss them a lot," Jeter said. "These guys have been brothers to me. We've been through quite a bit together. Pretty much everything you can experience on a field. In my whole professional career, I've been playing with at least one of them. So yeah, I'll definitely miss them."