Derek Jeter

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Derek Sanderson Jeter born June 26 1974 is a Major League Baseball MLB shortstop who has played his entire career for the New York Yankees He has served as the Yankees team captain since 2003 Jeters presence in the Yankees lineup highlighted by his hitting prowess played an instrumental role in the teams late 1990s dynasty Jeter debuted in the Major Leagues in 1995 and the following year he won the Rookie of the Year Award and helped the Yankees win the 1996 World Series Jeter was also a member of championshipwinning teams in 1998 1999 2000 and 2009 In 2000 Jeter became the only player in history to win both the AllStar Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year He has been selected as an AllStar eleven times won the Silver Slugger award four times and he has won the Gold Glove award on five occasions He is regarded as a consummate professional by teammates and opponents alike and has a reputation as a reliable contributor in the postseason Jeter is considered to be one of the best players of his generation He is the alltime hits leader among shortstops and his 317 career batting average through the 2009 season ranks as the fifthhighest among active players He has been among the American League AL leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years He is the alltime Yankees hit leader having passed Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 2009 Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Jeter licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia