Kevin Mazur/WireImageDerek Jeter may be retired from baseball but he isn't done breaking records.
The owner of the most hits in Yankees franchise history may have just smashed the record for mass devastation caused by news of an engagement.
That's right, the 41-year-old is engaged to Hannah Davis, the thoroughly calculated next step in Jeter's storied life now that his playing days, on and off the field, are over.
(Little Derek Jeter's to-do list: 1. Watch Yankees. 2. Play for Yankees. 3. Be on cover of Sports Illustrated. 4. Become one of greatest Yankees of all time. 5. Enjoy glorious farewell season. 6. Marry model from cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.)
We always gave the New York-based superstar props for being self-aware enough to know that it would be better to hold off on tying the knot until he could actually focus on being a husband, rather than split his attention between shortstop and domestic duties.
And apparently a lot of his fans appreciated his bachelor status for the past 20 years too, although it looks like his enduring stretch of singledom may have played with a few minds...
Or thousands of minds.
Not since Benedict Cumberbatch found a mate have we seen this sort of mass mourning for a celebrity's bachelorhood—and it's been a sight to behold.
Tip of the cap to everyone who played this game today. Here's a sampling of the best brokenhearted/infuriated/resigned reactions:
But all is hardly doom and gloom. Romance may be dead for these scorned Jeter fans, but bromance is alive and kicking. Check out these virtual high-fives and fist-bumps:
#DerekJeter engaged. #2 still winning at life! pic.twitter.com/aBLjOvHT37
? Jonathan Evanchick (@JEvanchick) October 28, 2015