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Derek Jeter (born June 26, 1974 in Pequannock Township, New Jersey) is a retired AmericanMajor League Baseball player.

He played as the captain for the New York Yankees and is an eleven-time All-Starshortstop for the New York Yankees.

Jeter made his major league debut on May 29, 1995 with the New York Yankees against the Seattle Mariners when he was 20 years old.

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He had been playing with the New York Yankees for 20 years ever since he made it to the majors. He has won many awards such as the American LeagueRookie of the Year Award, a Silver Slugger Award, and three Gold Glove Awards.^[1] In the year 2000, Jeter became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World SeriesMVP Award in the same year.^[2]

Early life

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Derek Jeter was born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, to an African-American father, Dr.

Sanderson Charles Jeter; his mother Dorothy is of Irish and German descent (white). The famil