An American baseball shortstop, Derek Jeter earned fame as a member of the
New York Yankees, winning four World Series championships in his first five years in the league. Jeter brings an unselfishness, a determination, talent and wisdom to the field that combine to make him one of the greatest players in baseball.
Before the 2007 season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had T-shirts made up that read "Mission 27." It was just one more piece of motivation for a franchise that defines itself by a singular annual goal -- winning the World Series -- and a reminder that anything less than achieving that goal is a failure.
Publ.Date : Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:46:23 GMTFiled under: Music , News Hip hop icon Jay-Z joined thousands of fans to celebrate the New York Yankees victory in the 2009 World Series. The Roc-A-Fella rapper joined famed Bronx bomber Derek Jeter and other team members on a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway commemorating the Major League Baseball team's 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6. Jay-Z later performed his current ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:57:04 GMTNov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Derek Jeter’s fifth World Series title is one for the aged. At 35, the New York Yankees’ captain is the oldest starting shortstop to play for a Major League Baseball championship team since 1955, when 37-year-old Pee Wee Reese manned the position for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Publ.Date : Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:40:46 GMT
Full Derek Jeter News
Derek Jeter is the most widely searched for baseball player on the Internet.
If you found this Celebopedia® profile interesting, you may want to visit these other sections of the site:
UNITED STATES