Derek Jeter takes in final moment at Yankee Stadium after walk-off win (Video)

There literally could not have been a better scripted moment for Derek Jeter to end his final game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night. Tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on second, Jeter hit one of his signature single shots the other way to right field and made sure the Yankees would not lose on this night.

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But for all of the joy that was felt with that game-winning hit, it quickly turned to sadness as the realization set in that this will indeed be the final time everyone sees Jeter in a Yankee uniform on that Yankee Stadium field.

After the game, with the crowd chanting his name relentlessly, the five-time World Champion went out onto the field and took it all in one last team, making sure to make a special stop at the shortstop area.

This was one of the more emotional nights that Major League Baseball will ever see, but all of this could not have happened to a better ambassador for the game and the Yankees organization.