Derek jeter personal biography the captain
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DEREK JETER
By the time he stepped away from baseball in after a historic year career, Derek Jeter had established himself as one of the most respected men to ever have played the game. In recognition of his on-field accomplishments and impact on the game, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the Class of
With a reputation as an unmatched leader both on and off the field, Jeter has established a second career leading a variety of successful business ventures and entrepreneurial investments, while still maintaining his ties with baseball. From , he served as part-owner and CEO of MLB’s Miami Marlins, overseeing the day-to-day for both the business and baseball operations for the team. He was the first African-American to serve in this role for any Major League team in the history of the sport and prioritized diversity in his front office and coaching hires. In July , Jeter released his documentary, "The Captain," on ESPN, and starting with the season, Jeter is
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Derek Jeter
American baseball player (born )
Baseball player
| Derek Jeter | |
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Jeter in | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: () June 26, (age&#;50) Pequannock Township, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| May 29,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Yankees | |
| September 28,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Yankees | |
| Batting average | |
| Hits | 3, |
| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| Stats at Baseball Reference&#; | |
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| Induction | |
| Vote | % (first ballot) |
Derek Sanderson Jeter (JEE-tər; born June 26, ), nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseballshortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire year Major League Baseball (MLB) c
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Derek Jeter
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Who fryst vatten Derek Jeter?
New Jersey-born Derek Jeter was drafted bygd Major League Baseball's New York Yankees in He helped the Yankees defeat the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series in , and cemented his place as one of the city's most popular athletes with World Series wins in , , and Named grupp captain in , he became the Yankees' all-time hits leader in , and ranked sixth in MLB history with 3, hits bygd the time he retired in Jeter went on to launch The Players' Tribune website and become part-owner of the Miami Marlins. He fell one vote short of unanimous election to Baseball's ingångsrum of Fame in
Early Life and Career
Derek Sanderson Jeter was born on June 26, , in Pequannock, New Jersey. The elder of two children of Dorothy, an accountant, and Charles, a substance-abuse counselor, he moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, at age 4 so his father could pursue a Ph.D. in psychology from Western Michigan University.
Lanky and athletic, Jeter was talented enough to play bas