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'''Derek Sanderson Jeter'''<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml</ref> has been the starting shortstop for the [[New York Yankees]] since 1996, the seven time all star has won the [[American League]] Rookie of the Year Award, the All-Star Game MVP Award, the World Series MVP Award, a Silver Slugger Award and three Gold Glove Awards. His .317 lifetime batting average is the 56th highest all-time, and 5th highest among active players. Jeter was named the 11th [[captain]] in [[New York Yankees|Yankee]] history during the 2003 season.<ref>http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0603/1562514.html</ref>
'''Derek Sanderson Jeter'''<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml</ref> has been the starting shortstop for the [[New York Yankees]] since 1996, the seven time all star has won the [[American League]] Rookie of the Year Award, the All-Star Game MVP Award, the World Series MVP Award, a Silver Slugger Award and three Gold Glove Awards. His .317 lifetime batting average is the 56th highest all-time, and 5th highest among active players. Jeter was named the 11th [[captain]] in [[New York Yankees|Yankee]] history during the 2003 season.<ref>http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0603/1562514.html</ref>
===Yankee Fan===
Jeter became a fan of the team after watching their games with his grandmother as a child.<ref>Harper, John. (2005). ''A Tale of Two Cities'', Lyons Press, Page 134</ref> After watching [[Dave Winfield]], Jeter began to dream of eventually playing for the Yankees. While in eighth-grade, Jeter wrote a story about being the starting shortstop for the team.<ref>http://www.islandconnections.com/edit/derek_jeter.htm</ref>
===Defense===
Although he is considered to be a below average defensive player<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/02/17/numbers_tell_a_glove_story/</ref>, he is most known for a back-handed flip to retire [[Jeremy Giambi]] at [[home plate]] in the 2001 ALCS against the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=1988521</ref> The out prevented [[Oakland]] from tying the game and potentially eliminating the [[Yankees]] from the [[playoffs]]<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/01play/2001-10-13-athletics-yankees.htm</ref>.
Although he is considered to be a below average defensive player<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/02/17/numbers_tell_a_glove_story/</ref>, he is most known for a back-handed flip to retire [[Jeremy Giambi]] at [[home plate]] in the 2001 ALCS against the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=1988521</ref> The out prevented [[Oakland]] from tying the game and potentially eliminating the [[Yankees]] from the [[playoffs]]<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/01play/2001-10-13-athletics-yankees.htm</ref>.