Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) campocorto who has played his entire career for the Yankees de Nueva York. He has served as the Yankees' capitán del equipo since 2003. Jeter's presence in the Yankees' alineación, highlighted by his hitting prowess, played en instrumental role in the team's late 1990s dynasty. Jeter debuted en the Major Leagues en 1995, and the following año he won the Rookie of the Year Award and ayudado the Yankees win the 1996 World Series. Jeter lo que a member of campeonato de equipos ganadores en 1998, 1999, 2000 y 2009. En 2000, Jeter became the only reproductor en history to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the MVP de la Serie Mundial Award in the same year. He has been selected as an 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 professional, by compañeros de equipo and opponents igual, and has a reputation as a reliable colaborador en the postseason. Jeter is considered to be one of the best players of his generación. He is the all-time hits leader among shortstops and his .317 career promedio de bateo through the 2009 season bancos as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL) líderes en hits and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time de los Yankees de hit leader, habiendo pasado Hall of Fame miembro de Lou Gehrig en 2009.