Yankee Captain and legend Derek Jeter just announced his retirement from baseball on his Facebook page.

Number 2 reflected back on his entire career, and cherished such highlight moments as his five championships, winning Rookie of the Year along with that victory, and closing out and opening Yankee Stadium.

"Last year was a tough one for me. As I suffered through a bunch of injuries, I realized that some of the things that always came easily for me and were always fun had started to become a struggle. The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward," Jeter said in his letter to the fans. "The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball."

Read the entire letter here.

The loss of Jeter to the Yankees officially closes out the Joe Torre/Championship 90s era of the Yankees. First it was Bernie Williams, than Jorge Posada, next was Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera, and now Jeter.

Jeter would finish his career with some impressive numbers, as he looks to add to: 1876 runs scored, 3316 hits, 525 doubles, and a .312 batting average. He never put up huge power and RBI numbers, but he always managed to get on base and make huge plays.

If he were to retire today, he would do so as a 13x all-star, 5x Gold Glove winner, and 5x champion.