2001 DEREK JETER AUTOGRAPHED NEW YORK YANKEES GAME WORN NIKE 'TURN 2' SIGNATURE MODEL CLEATS (JETER LOA, STEINER COA, MLB AUTH.)

Before the 2001 season Derek Jeter signed a contract to stay with the Yankees that made him the second-highest paid player in the game. In the 2001 season Jeter earned every penny of it, hitting .311 with 21 home runs and 27 stolen bases. As good as that was, Jeter really earned his paycheck with a single play in the ALDS against Oakland. With Jeremy Giambi at first base and the Yanks up by a single run, Terrance Long hit a long fly ball into the right field corner. As Giambi trudged around bases to score what looked to be the tying run, Yankee right fielder Shane Spencer unleashed a wild throw that missed his cut off man. As the ball skimmed down the first base line, Jeter seemingly came out of nowhere, retrieved the ball and flipped it to catcher Jorge Posada who slapped the tag on a surprised Giambi. This unbelievable play went down in baseball history as simply “The Flip”.

Presented here is a pair of Jeter's game-used cleats from the 2001 season which saw the Yankees make it to their fourth consecutive World Series. The Nike 'Turn 2' Jeter signature models show outstanding evidence of game use, with plenty of soiling on the suede exterior and dirt remnants on the cleats. "The Captain" has signed the left cleat in 9/10 silver paint pen over the Jumpman logo silhouette on the side. Jeter’s No. “2” is embroidered on the back of each cleat and “JETER” is printed on the tongue of each below the laces. They come in Jeter's size 11.5 and are appropriate tagged by Nike on the interior with player coding and an "11-30-00" manufacturing date.

Includes COA from Steiner Sports along with a Steiner LOA signed by Derek Jeter himself attesting to these being worn during the 2001 season. MLB Auth. #AR055391 for 6/15/2001 signing session. Autograph pre-certified by PSA/DNA.