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Derek Jeter was in an uncharacteristic spot after passing Lou Gehrig to set the Yankees' all-time hits record, explainsTed Keith.

The prince of New York is now the King. Derek Jeter surpassed Lou Gehrig on the Yanks' career list with his 2,722nd hit.

Derek Jeter has broken the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades. He did it with a single to right field in the third inning.

Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada in the eighth inning.

NEW YORK(AP) Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada in the eighth inning.

Derek Jeter and Lou Gehrig are tied at the top. Jeter matched the New York Yankees record for hits with a seventh-inning single Wednesday night against Tampa Bay.

Jeter's third hit of the game gave him 2,721 in a Yankees uniform, tying a mark held by Gehrig for more than 70 years.

Jeter had a chance to break the record in the eighth inning, but he walked against reliever Grant Balfour.