June 23
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A routine two-out pop-up, the ball began to descend toward Mets second baseman Luis Castillo's waiting glove for the final out of the game. Derek Jeter and a Yankees teammate seemingly ran the bases out of obligation more than anything else. But a funny thing happened. The ball ricocheted off Castillo's glove. As it landed in short right field, Jeter scored. By the time Castillo was able to recover and throw in a futile attempt to get the trailing runner, Yankees fans were celebrating. Jeter embraced that teammate who scored the game-winning run, Mark Teixeira. "What stands out is Mark Teixeira's hustle," teammate Alex Rodriguez said after the Yankees' 9-8 victory June 12. "That wins the ..."