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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