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Derek Jeter Facts/Things you don’t know about Derek Jeter:

• Jeter’s mother Dorothy influenced her son greatly and guided him never to use the word “can’t”.
• His parents met when they were serving in the US Army in Germany.
• His sister Sharlee was a softball player in high school.
• When Derek was 4, his family shifted to Kalamazoo, Michigan.
• During the school year, Jeter and his sister lived in Kalamazoo, and for the summers, they used to stay at their grandparents’ house in New Jersey.
• Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees during their success of the late 1990s and early 2000s due to his hitting ability, baserunning, and leadership.
• In 2003, he became a part of Kalamazoo’s Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
• He had signed his first professional contract for a price of 800,000 dollars.
• Jeter first competed in the minor league baseball also known as NAPBL (National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues)
• During his time with Gulf Coast Yankees in the minor league baseball, Derek struggled to find his game and over time, he became homesick. Jeter would spend $400 on monthly phone bills by talking to his parents.
• In 1996, Derek became the starting shortstop for the Yankees.
• In Derek’s junior high yearbook, students were asked to predict what they would be doing in 10 years. He wrote that he would be playing shortstop for the Yankees.
• He was the 1996 American League Rookie Player of the Year.
• For the 1997 season, Derek and the New York Yankees agreed on a 540,000 dollar contract plus bonuses for his performances.
• For the 1998 season, he penned a new contract with the Yankees worth 750,000 dollars.
• In 1999, Jeter was chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by “People” magazine.
• He has captained New York Yankees for several seasons.
• Teammates and opponents alike regard Jeter as a consummate professional and one of the best players of his generation.
• Chose to play shortstop because his father played the same position at Fisk University
• Jeter shares the same birthdate with the former baseball catcher Jason Kendall.
• Derek had cheered for and supported the Yankees since a young age.
• He is good friends with American golfer Tiger Woods and the baseball designated hitter Alex Rodriguez.
• During 2014 Christmas, his then wife Hannah Davis gifted him an Italian Mastiff named Kane.
• He is the founder of Turn 2 Foundation, an organization that helps children avoid drug and alcohol problems.

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