Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) arrêt-court who has played his entire career for the Yankees de New York. He has served as the Yankees, l'équipe de captain since 2003. Jeter's presence in the Yankees' lineup, souligné by his frapper prowess, joué à instrumentale role in the team's late 1990s dynasty. Jeter des retours dans the Major Leagues en 1995, and the following year he won the Rookie of the Year and helped the Yankees win the 1996 World Series. Jeter ce qui, donc, a member of de championnat équipes gagnantes en 1998, 1999, 2000 et 2009. En 2000, Jeter became the only player dans history to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. He has been selected as-All-Star 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 professionnel, by les coéquipiers and opponents alike, and has a reputation as a reliable contributor dans the postseason. Jeter is considered to be one of the best player of his generation. He is the all-time hits leader among shortstops and his .317 career batting average through the 2009 season ranks as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL), les leaders de dans hits and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time Yankees hit leader, having passed Hall of Fame membre de Lou Gehrig en 2009.