injury – and also by this question: If Derek Jeter can't be satisfied with the career he's had, what would it take?

Jeter will have one more year to answer that question — and to put a better ending on his career than would have come after the 2013 season, which saw the shortstop play in only 17 games due to injury.

Reacting to the news, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement released today:

"Since his championship rookie season of 1996, Derek has represented all the best of the national pastime on and off the field. He is one of the most accomplished and memorable players of his — or any — era.

"Derek is the kind of person that generations have emulated proudly, and he remains anexemplary face of our sport. Major League Baseball looks forward to celebrating his remarkable career throughout the 2014 season."

Since his major league debut in 1995, Jeter's accolades include being named Rookie of the Year and the MVP of both a World Series and an All-Star Game. He also won five World Series rings and posted a .303 batting average in 33 postseason series from 1996 to 2012.

Those are the highlights of a long and full career that many regard as a modern standard for professionalism and performance. Even in the glare of New York's media spotlight, Jeter avoided controversies and was a steady presence in his team's dugout.

Jeter has also had an uncanny knack for making clutch plays at the plate, on the base-paths and in the field