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Date of Birth

26 June 1974, Pequannock, Morris County, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Derek Sanderson Jeter

Nickname

DJ
Mr. November
Captain Clutch

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Trade Mark

Conversing with fans while in the on-deck circle.

Trivia

His Turn 2 Foundation, established in 1996, was formed to support activities and programs designed to prevent teenage substance abuse.

Named 1992 High School Player-of-the-Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

1992 National High School Player of the Year

2000 All Star Game MVP

Grew up in Kalamazoo Michigan and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1992

Has played shortstop for the New York Yankees since 1995.

Was drafted by the New York Yankees while a senior in high school

Chosen one of "People"'s 50 most beautiful people in 1999.

On May 2nd, 1996, on opening day in his rookie season on 1996, he hit a homerun in his first at-bat at Clevelend, against Indians pitcher Dennis Martinez.

In 2000 Signed a 10-year, $189 Million contract, making him the second-highest paid player in major league baseball (Alex Rodriguez $25.2 Million per year)

In 2001 Hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live, joining an alumni of athletes that includes Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and the Rock from the WWE.

Made his Major League debut on May 29th, 1995, as Yankees starting shortstop Tony Fernandez was injured. However did not play his frist full season in the league until 1996.

Cut off a wild throw and made a shovel throw to home plate to preserve the 1-0 lead in Game 3 of the 2001 ALDS.

He was the first baseball player ever to be named All-Star MVP and World Series MVP in the same year (2000).

Attended the University of Michigan for one semester

Derek's father, Charles Jeter, is a substance abuse counselor.

Fell into the stands making a catch during a game in 2002.

Was an honor student in high school.

Attended Catholic school until he was in 8th grade.

Family: mother, Dorothy Conner-Jeter, father, Charles Jeter and younger sister, Sharlee.

Is named after former hockey player Derek Sanderson.

Named to 5 American League All Star teams (1998-2002).

Finished in top 10 in voting for American League MVP from 1998-2001.

Member of 1996, 1998-2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 2001 and 2003 American League Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 2002 American League Eastern Division Champion New York Yankees team.

1996 American League Rookie of the Year.

In 2001 hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live, joining an alumni of athletes that includes Fran Tarkenton, O.J. Simpson, Bill Russell, Alex Karras, Marvin Hagler, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Wayne Gretsky, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Nancy Kerrigan, George Foreman, Deion Sanders, The Rock and Jeff Gordon.

.317 Batting Average (60th All Time).

Made a face-first collison with the left-field seats catching a fly ball in the 12th inning against Boston. He returned to action the very next game (2004).

As of the 2004 all star game his all star game batting average was .700

Is Captain of the New York Yankees

Earned the nickname "Mr. November" in the 2001 World Series. Because of the September 11th attacks, the MLB schedule was pushed back. Game 4 of this World Series marked the first time in Major League history where the season continued into November. Jeter clinched the nickname by hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

As of November 2, 2004 Derek has earned his First Gold Glove Award as the Shortstop of the NY Yankees. Jeter is the first Yankees shortstop to win this award.

Named to Baseball Digest magazine's 1996 Rookie All-Star Team.

Refers to manager Joe Torre as "Mr. Torre", and is also known to refer to older team mates as "Mr.".

Born on the same day as former Pittsburgh Pirates and current (2005) Oakland A's catcher Jason Kendall.

He was a huge Yankee fan even before he was drafted to the Yankees.

Father is African American and mother is Irish.

Surprisingly, he is the only Yankee to ever be named MVP in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He was named MVP in 2000.

Was voted "most likely to be the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees" in high school.

In game 4 of the 2000 World Series, he hit a home-run off of New York Mets' Bobby Jones' first pitch of the game.

Good friends with Tiger Woods.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings to be $28 million for the year.

Personal Quotes

God, I hope I wear this jersey forever

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow

For all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play. And every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for eighty-five years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history, and a lot of memories. Now the great thing about memories is you're able to pass it along from generation to generation. And although things are going to change next year, we're going to move across the street, there are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change - its pride, its tradition, and most of all, we have the greatest fans in the world. And we are relying on you to take the memories from this stadium, add them to the new memories that come at the new Yankee Stadium, and continue to pass them on from generation to generation. So on behalf of the entire organization, we just want to take this moment to salute you, the greatest fans in the world.

Where Are They Now

(May 2003) Named the New York Yankees' 11th captain

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