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{{Infobox MLB player|
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'''Derek Sanderson Jeter''' ({{pronEng|ˈʤitɚ}}, born [[June 26]], [[1974]] in [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] player. Jeter is an eight-time [[All-Star]] [[shortstop]], and he is currently the [[Major League Baseball Team Captains|captain]] of the [[New York Yankees]].
'''Derek Sanderson Jeter''', born [[June 26]], [[1974]] in [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] player. Jeter is an eight-time [[All-Star]] [[shortstop]], and he is currently the [[Major League Baseball Team Captains|captain]] of the [[New York Yankees]].
Jeter has spent his entire career with the [[New York Yankees]], starting in 1995 when he was 20 years old. He has won the [[American League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]], a [[Silver Slugger Awards|Silver Slugger Award]], and three [[Gold Glove Award]]s. In 2000, he became the only player to win both the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award|All-Star Game MVP Award]] and the [[World Series]] [[World Series MVP Award|MVP Award]] in the same year. His .317 career [[batting average]] through the 2006 season ranks him with the 5th-highest lifetime batting average of all active [[baseball]] players. He has been in the top seven in the [[American League]] in both [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and [[run (baseball)|runs scored]] for nine of the past ten years. During the 2000s he ranks second in the major leagues in hits (1,504), fourth in runs (857), and tied for seventh in batting average (.317) (stats accurate as of July 28, 2007).<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/league_leaders.jsp?c_id=mlb&baseballScope=AL&statType=1&sortByStat=AVG&timeSubFrame3=&timeSubFrame=2007&Submit=Submit&timeFrame=1 MLB league leaders]</ref>
Jeter has spent his entire career with the [[New York Yankees]], starting in 1995 when he was 20 years old. He has won the [[American League]] [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]], a [[Silver Slugger Awards|Silver Slugger Award]], and three [[Gold Glove Award]]s. In 2000, he became the only player to win both the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award|All-Star Game MVP Award]] and the [[World Series]] [[World Series MVP Award|MVP Award]] in the same year. His .317 career [[batting average]] through the 2006 season ranks him with the 5th-highest lifetime batting average of all active [[baseball]] players. He has been in the top seven in the [[American League]] in both [[hit (baseball)|hits]] and [[run (baseball)|runs scored]] for nine of the past ten years. During the 2000s he ranks second in the major leagues in hits (1,504), fourth in runs (857), and tied for seventh in batting average (.317) (stats accurate as of July 28, 2007).<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/league_leaders.jsp?c_id=mlb&baseballScope=AL&statType=1&sortByStat=AVG&timeSubFrame3=&timeSubFrame=2007&Submit=Submit&timeFrame=1 MLB league leaders]</ref>
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