Profile: Derek Jeter

Too be young ,rich and single in New York and of coarse being an MVP Yankee shortstop doesn’t hurt either. Derek Sanderson Jeter, born June 26, 1974 is a Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. Yankees’ team captain since 2003, Jeter’s presence in the Yankees’ lineup, highlighted by his hitting prowess, played an instrumental role in the team’s late 1990s dynasty.

Derek Jeter debuted in the Major Leagues in 1995, and won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1996 helping the Yankees win the 1996 World Series. Jeter was also a member of championship-winning teams in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009. In 2000, Jeter became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. He has been selected as an All-Star ten times, and he has won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards on three occasions. He is regarded as a consummate professional, by teammates and opponents alike, and has a reputation as a reliable contributor in the postseason.

Derek Jeter maybe a ten time all-star, a four-time World champion, and a three-time gold glove winner. Yet with all of his on-the-field accomplishments, his biggest claim to greatness can be found off-the-field. Derek Jeter has dated a barrage of stunning women since entering the league. He is known for his dating prowess almost as much for his hitting. The list of his dating accomplishments reads like a who’s who of most desirable women from Mariah Carey,Lara Dutta, the Miss Universe winner from India,”The Fast and the Furious” beauty Jordana Brewster, Adriana Lima ,Vanessa Minnillo ,Jessica Alba, Vida Guerra ,Jessica Biel and Minka Kelly , who he is now secretly engaged according to the New York Post.
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Derek Jeter is considered by many to be one of the best players of his generation. He is the all-time hits leader among shortstops and his .317 career batting average through the 2009 season ranks as the fifth-highest among active players. He has been among the American League (AL) leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years. He is the all-time Yankees hit leader, even passing Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 2009.

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