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MAIN Sports Sports Stars Derek
Jeter
Making headlines
in 2009 for having recorded his 2,722nd hit as a Yankee - passing
Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for most hits by a Yankees player - Derek
Jeter continues to ride high in popularity with baseball fans
in his adopted city of New York.
Already the
Yankee's all-time hits leader, Derek also continues to to enhance
his reputation as perhaps the greatest Yankee ever.
Born
Derek Sanderson Jeter in Pequannock, New Jersey on June 26 1974,
he was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan and later was voted "most
likely to play shortstop for the New York Yankees" in junior
high, and eventually became one of the nation's most sought-after
high school baseball players.
Although
awarded a baseball scholarship to the University of Michigan,
Jeter instead chose to sign with the Yankees after being drafted
his senior year when he was named the National High School Player
of the Year.
Rising quickly
through the minors, Jeter became the first Yankee rookie since
1962 to start as a shortstop and from the start exhibited his
now-trademark unflappability toward playing in the big leagues.
To New York
fans, he was cool, likeable and one of the best-dressed major
leaguers in the game - never mind his astounding muscle power
at the plate and skillful fielding that ultimately won him the
Rookie of the Year award that year.
Since then,
Jeter has continued to wow the crowds with expert hitting and
split-second fielding. In one particular career highlight in 2000
he became the only player in major league history ever to win
both the All Star and World Series MVP trophies in the same season.
In 2009, Jeter became the 74th player in MLB history to reach
2,600 hits, and on September 11, 2009, he passed famed Yankee
slugger Lou Gehrig for most hits (2,722) ever by a Yankees player.
Off the field,
the unmarried shortstop has been romantically linked to several
high profile girlfriends including singer Mariah
Carey and actresses Jessica
Alba and Jessica
Biel.
More about
Derek Jeter around the Web:
New
York Yankees - Derek Jeter
- The official team site with a player profile and bio, stats,
photos and video
clips of typically spectacular Jeter moments.
Turn
2 Foundation
- The Jeter foundation sponsoring programs and activities for
at-risk youth with photos, information, upcoming events, press
releases.
Derek
Jeter - The Captain - Archived CBS 60 Minutes interview
including quotes, photo gallery plus related video clips of Jeter,
his parents & teammates.
A
Derek Jeter Fan Site - News and information, links to
recent media coverage, current and archived photos, related links.
Baseball
America - Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter - Verbatim interview
of two friends - before A-Rod joined the Yanks, from 1997.
Derek
Jeter - Wikipedia - The complete biography and career
highlights, photo, related links.
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