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Teary 1-Minute Ad is Perfect Farewell to Baseball's Gentleman Derek Jeter

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Teary 1-Minute Ad is Perfect Farewell to Baseball's Gentleman Derek Jeter
Now that beloved baseball great Derek Jeter is headed for retirement, a new Gatorade commercial has baseball fans getting misty-eyed.

Now that beloved baseball great Derek Jeter is headed for retirement, a new Gatorade commercial has baseball fans getting misty-eyed.

Frank Sinatra croons "My Way" in the background of the advertisement, as Jeter walks among Yankees fans in the Bronx.

And now, the end is near so I face the final curtain

Jeter's last game will likely be Sept. 28 in Fenway Park, home of New York's biggest rival, the Boston Red Sox.

(WATCH the video below)

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