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CBS News bids farewell to 'Michael Jeter,' starts Twitter frenzy

Published Jul. 16, 2014 5:49 p.m. ET

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Someone at CBS News made a big mistake.

When the MLB said its goodbyes to New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter with a standing ovation in his final All-Star Game on FOX Tuesday night, the CBS News Twitter account sent out an unfortunate tweet, showing a picture of the Yankee legend with the caption: "Michael Jeter takes a bow at his final All-Star game."

Naturally, the Internet couldn’t let a mistake that big disappear. The people of Twitter had some fun, and Michael Jeter quickly became a trending topic on the site.

We should note that there was a famous Michael Jeter, who was an actor in “Elmo’s World” and the sitcom “Evening Shade,” among other things. He died in 2003.

CBS News, of course, corrected its mistake.

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