Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeteris an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, baserunning, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, plate appearancesand at bats. His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1974
CityPequannock, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
It's going to be weird. He's got that voice that tells you you're in Yankee Stadium. All you have to do is hear his voice and you know where you are.
It's going to be weird. He has that voice that tells you it's Yankee Stadium. You don't have to see what's going on. All you have to do is hear that voice. Every time he introduces your name, that voice -- it's something that never gets old.
It's gonna be weird. No question. He's got that voice that tells you that it's Yankee Stadium.
It's easy to play when you score 15 runs with Randy Johnson pitching. But it'll take a while to find out how good we really are. But I like what I see so far.
It shouldn't be satisfying for anyone. We don't play just to make it to the playoffs. We've been to the playoffs before. We play to win. We came up short.
It's hard to picture him not being here.
It's a two-way street. If a guy hasn't been seen before, it can be an advantage for you.
I took my eye off it a little too soon, but I've got to make that play. Everyone is talking about our offense, but it doesn't win games. It's pitching and defense. We're not always going to hit.
It wasn't like, 'I'm going to do this to you. I'm going to do that to you'. It was just a stupid letter. I've gotten stupid letters before. That's basically it. Now, for some reason, it's on the front page and it's some big, huge story.
They boo us now (at Yankee Stadium) if we?re not playing well.
The atmosphere was great. We had heard there were going to be a lot of fans from Mexico. It was a little more than we thought would be here.
Talking to everyone here, everyone's pretty excited about it. ... We want to represent the country well. No matter how you look at it, when you compete, you want to win.
It's a mistake. People are going to make mistakes. He obviously did a good job blocking it out.
It's always weird when you're facing guys that you played with.