Derek Jeter is an MLB All-Star Game shortstop for the New York Yankees. In 1996 he won the American League Rookie of the Year and in 2000 he became the only player to win the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP awards in the same year. On April 1, 2009, the Yankees announced that Jeter would start the 2009 season as the leadoff hitter.http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/11578255

During the 2010 season, Jeter's batting average dipped to .260 after going one for seven during a September 10 game. Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided to sit Jeter for the following game on September 12, saying "There is still a ton of faith...I surely wouldn't bet against him that he is not going to finish up strong and be the Derek Jeter that we know he can be."http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5560299&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines

During a September 15 game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Jeter received a close pitch at the plate and pretended to have been hit by the ball. He jumped, grabbed his hand and doubled over in pain. The umpire allowed Jeter to run to first base. The video replay, however, showed that the pitch had actually struck Jeter's bat, not his hand. Commenting on the play, Jeter said, "It's part of the game...My job is to get on base."http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2010/09/inside_the_actors_studio_with.html

Derek Sanderson Jeter was born in Pequannock, NJ, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI when he was only four years old. Jeter began attracting the attention of professional scouts in high school, as he batted over .500 in his junior and senior seasons for Kalamazoo Central High School.http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=116539 These achievements were recognized nationally as Jeter was named the 1992 Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year as well as the American Baseball Coaches Association High School Player of the Year. Despite receiving a baseball scholarship to the University of Michigan, Jeter was chosen sixth overall in the 1992 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees and elected to go pro.

Derek Jeter made his Major League Baseball debut in 1995 against the Seattle Mariners, but was quickly sent back down to the minors. Jeter was named the starting shortstop for the 1996 season and did not disappoint, as he went on to win the American League Rookie of the Year award, and was a key contributor in his first World Series championship.

In 2000, Jeter became the first player ever to be named the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP in the same season. Following Alex Rodriguez's 10 year, $252 million dollar contract, Jeter signed his own lucrative contact in 2001, making himself the then second highest paid athlete with his 10 year, $189 million dollar contract.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/02/09/yankees_jeter_ap/ After eight seasons without a captain, the New York Yankees named Jeter the eleventh team captain in franchise history in 2003.

Derek Jeter is very active in the community and gives back a lot of his time and money through his Turn Two Foundation which he founded in 1996. Being the star shortstop of the New York Yankees has also opened up numerous of endorsement deals for Jeter, and have resulted in him appearing in commercials for companies such as Nike, Gatorade, Visa, and Ford. The New York tabloid media has covered many rumors about Jeter's personal life. Over the years, Jeter has been rumored to have dated Mariah Carey, Scarlett Johansson, and Jessica Biel. In 2010, Jeter became engaged to actress Minka Kelly.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jeter_set_to_foCaoQUphlPP0uQRsMuv0H