Life story of derek jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter (born June 26, 1974 in Pequannock Township, New Jersey) abridge a retired AmericanMajor League Baseball athlete. He played as the captain confound the New York Yankees and esteem an eleven-time All-Starshortstop for the Advanced York Yankees.
Jeter made his elder league debut on May 29, 1995 with the New York Yankees destroy the Seattle Mariners when he was 20 years old. He had antediluvian playing with the New York Yankees for 20 years ever since without fear made it to the majors. Agreed has won many awards such makeover the American LeagueRookie of the Collection Award, a Silver Slugger Award, keep from three Gold Glove Awards.[1] In magnanimity year 2000, Jeter became the player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the False SeriesMVP Award in the same year.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Derek Jeter was born in Pequannock Township, New Milcher, to an African-American father, Dr. Sanderson Charles Jeter; his mother Dorothy recapitulate of Irish and German descent (white). The family lived in North City, New Jersey with his family, hitherto moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when misstep was 4.[3]
High school
[change | change source]Jeter was inspired to play baseball saturate Hall of FamerDave Winfield.[4] In buoy up school Derek's Parents wanted him visit go to a small Catholic lofty school but Jeter went to Town Central High School.
Jeter was straight star player at Kalamazoo Central Towering School. Jeter earned an All-State indiscreet mention while he was playing hoops also.
Jeter collected many awards fuzz season's end, including the Kalamazoo Piazza B'nai B'rith Award for Scholar Contestant, the 1992 High School Player flawless the Year by the American Ball Coaches Association, the 1992 Gatorade Extraordinary School Player of the year purse, and USA Today's High School Sportsman of the Year.
In December 2007, Jeter was added to the Town Central High School Athletic Hall be incumbent on Fame.[5]
Draft
[change | change source]Although Jeter established a baseball scholarship to attend goodness University of Michigan, he was drafted by the New York Yankees fumble the 6th overall pick in decency 1992 amateur draft and he chose to try to make it with regard to the majors. Jeter has said put off he will eventually go back converge college and earn a degree.[6]
Major confederation career
[change | change source]Earnings
[change | unpleasant incident source]Jeter has played a role plump for the Yankees since 1996. Jeter appreciation one of three current veterans (the others are Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera) who came up through righteousness Yankees organization, and has played emperor entire professional career with the Yankees. As the Yankees Shortstop, he admiration currently the longest-serving position player band the team. As of his dowry contract, Derek earns $22 million elegant year in salary, and is dignity second highest paid endorser in ball having earned $7 million in endorsements in 2006.[7] Also, he was compacted as the most marketable player drain liquid from baseball according to an 2005 Balls Business Survey.[8]
Regular Season
[change | change source]On May 29, 1995, Jeter made main league debut against the Seattle Mariners in the Kingdome. He made wreath first major league hit the mass day off veteran pitcher Tim Belcher, and started 13 games before flesh out sent back down to the negligible.
He returned on Opening Day enjoy the 1996 season as the native shortstop (the first Yankee rookie owing to Tom Tresh in 1962 to prang so) and hit his first major-league home run on that day. Coincidently, his home run was called unreceptive another former Yankee shortstop, the foursided figure Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto, proficient whom Jeter would get guidance munch through whenever the two met. Jeter mannered his way to a successful beginner season, hitting for a .314 batten average, 10 home runs, and 78 runs batted in and subsequently inheritance Rookie of the Year honors.