After injury-wracked 2013, can Derek Jeter hold up in final year?

"I believe in the power of the mind," Jeter told ESPN last week. But as he has surely discovered over the last 18 months, there are some things over which the
After injury-wracked 2013, can Derek Jeter hold up in final year?
After injury-wracked 2013, can Derek Jeter hold up in final year? /

Issues with Derek Jeter's right ankle, calf and quadriceps limited him to 17 games in 2013.
Issues with Derek Jeter's right ankle, calf and quadriceps limited him to 17 games in 2013 :: Charlie Neibergall/AP

"I believe in the power of the mind," Jeter told ESPN last week. But as he has surely discovered over the last 18 months, there are some things over which the mind has little control. From a clinical perspective, however, the Yankees' once-hobbled shortstop has a fair chance of achieving what he desires, which is to deepen a legacy that is still, for one more season, a work in progress.


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Ben Reiter is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and for SI.com who has been with the magazine since 2004.