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Derek Jeter


Position: SS
Number: 2
Bats:R
Throws: R
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195
Birthdate: June 26, 1974

1997 Season
Led American League with 748 plate appearances ... third in league in hits, at-bats, and leadoff on-base percentage ... scored four runs against Chicago, June 10 ... hit .333 with two homers and six RBI in Division Series against Cleveland ... received Joan Payson Award for community service, presented by New York Chapter of BBWAA, for his work in preventing and treating teenage substance abuse.

Career Highlights
Derek Sanderson Jeter was New York's first-round pick in the 1992 draft, the first high school player chosen that year ... voted Outstanding Major League Prospect by South Atlantic League managers in 1993 ... named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America in 1994 ... voted Florida State League Most Valuable Player in 1994 ... made Major League debut May 29, 1995 ... spent most of the season at Columbus and was named to the International League All-Star Team ... American League Rookie of the Year in 1996 ... was New York's first rookie Opening Day shortstop since Tom Tresh in 1962 ... hit .412 in the Division Series, .417 in the League Championship Series, and .250 in the World Series.

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