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FILE - In this March 11, 2012 file photo, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and third baseman Alex Rodriguez run wind sprints before their spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. Yankees captain Derek Jeter doesn\'t know whether suspended teammate Alex Rodriguez will join the team at spring training this month. Rodriguez was dealt the most severe punishment in the history of baseball\'s drug agreement when an arbitrator ruled last month the third baseman is suspended for the entire 2014 season for violations of the drug rules and the sport\'s labor contract. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Yankees star Derek Jeter says he will retire after the 2014 season

NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter says he will retire after this season.

Jeter posted a long letter on his Facebook account Wednesday saying that 2014 will be his last year of playing professional baseball.

The 39-year-old Yankees captain missed much of last season because of injuries.

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