"How lucky have we been that the face of baseball for the past two decades, through ups and downs, has been Derek Jeter."

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On behalf of Major League Baseball, I am terribly saddened by the sudden passing of Kirby Puckett. He was a Hall of Famer in every sense of the term. He was revered throughout the country and will be remembered wherever the game is played. Kirby was taken from us much too soon - and too quickly.

— Bud Selig