Derek Jeter recalls the only time he played against Yankees teammates – as Team USA's shortstop
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From 1992 until 2014, Derek Jeter was with the New York Yankees.
Not including spring training, Jeter totaled 3,210 games at all levels of the Yankees organization. Growing up, it was the only team he wanted to play for.
But there was a time when he did wear another jersey, and he even wore it against his beloved pinstripes.
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Derek Jeter at bat against the New York Yankees during an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the USA Baseball team at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on March 3, 2009. (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)
For one game and one game only, Jeter was in the visitors' clubhouse in front of Yankees fans, as he was the shortstop for the United States' 2009 World Baseball Classic squad.
It was Jeter's second time representing the Stars and Stripes, and Team USA that year played an exhibition against the Yankees during spring training.
In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, Jeter made sure to note that he got two hits that afternoon.
"When I came up, they didn’t have all these USA teams. It was either the Olympic team or that was it. So it was an honor for me. I really, really enjoyed it. Played with a lot of top players in the game and really enjoyed it," Jeter said of his stint on Team USA.
During those times, Jeter shared a dugout with some of his archrivals in Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets legend David Wright while simultaneously playing against Bernie Williams and Robinson Cano. Even during that USA-Yankees game, he went up against Jorge Posada, despite the two being by one


