Mr. Jeter was born in 1974 in New Jersey, and moved with his parents to Michigan when he was four. When he went to high school, he played baseball his whole four years and was very good. The year he graduated, which was 1992, he was placed in the Kalamazoo Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame. He has yet to attend college because upon graduation, he was picked to play Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees. For four years, he played in the minor leagues and in 1995 went on to play in their major league and has been there ever since.
      Some of the awards he has received are the American League Rookie of the Year, Sliver Slugger, and the Golden Glove. He has also received both the All Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP awards. He has been an All Star shortstop nine times. ESPY gave him the Best Play award while Sporting News handed him the Good Guy award in 2002.
      Derek is around the fifth highest in batting averages, and in the top seven in hits and runs. In 2003, his first game caused him an injury of a dislocation of his left shoulder due to an opponent coming down on his shoulder with his knee pad as he was sliding into base. This took him off the field for six weeks. About the same time, the Yankees named him the 10th captain of the team. They had not had a captain for quite a few years. He is still the captain today.
      He plays right handed, has a nickname of Mr. November, and lives in Florida when he isn't playing or practicing.