Full name is Derek Sanderson Jeter... was signed by Dick Groch... graduated in 1992 from Kalamazoo Central High School (Mich.), where he hit .508 (30-for-59) with 4HR, 23RBI, 21BB and 1K in 23 games as a senior... was 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts, had an .831 slugging percentage and a .637 on-base percentage... hit .557 with 7HR as a junior... was named 1992 High School "Player of the Year" by the American Baseball Coaches Association... was elected into the Kalamazoo High School Hall of Fame in December 2007...Was the recipient of the Joan Payson Award for community service in 1997, presented annually by the New York chapter of the BBWAA... received the New York Press Photographers' annual "Good Guy" Award for 1998... was the recipient of the Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award for the second consecutive year in 2000... also received the Babe Ruth Award from the New York Chapter of the BBWAA in 2000, awarded annually to the World Series MVP... was one of three finalists for the 2008 "Marvin Miller Man of the Year" Award given annually by the MLB Players' Association to the player in either league whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement...With Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, was selected by fans as the winner of the 2006 Hank Aaron Award, recognizing the most outstanding offensive performer in each league... hosted Saturday Night Live on 12/1/01... was honored with the Sporting News "Good Guy in Sports" Award in 2002 and also received an ESPY for the Best Play Award that same year for his "flip play" in Game 3 of the 2001 ALDS at Oakland...Named the No. 1 sports celebrity in WFAN's (660AM) Top 20 New York Athletes of the Last 20 Years in December 2007... selected as a member of Time Out New York's "Top 40 under 40."..Since 1996, Derek's Turn 2 Foundation has enjoyed 12 years of supporting various programs and activities designed to motivate youth to "Turn 2" a healthy lifestyle, academic achievement and leadership development and "turn away" from drugs and alcohol... the Foundation has awarded more than $8 million to support signature programs in Tampa, where Derek resides, New York, where he works, and West Michigan, where he grew up... along with his "Jeter's Leaders," hosted a leadership conference at the University of Texas at Arlington in August 2008, that brought together high school student leaders from New York, West Michigan, Louisville and Chicago... the Turn 2 Foundation, in partnership with the New York Yankees, hosted the "Turn 2 Holiday Express" for the third straight year in 2008, a Red Carpet Movie Premiere for over 1,500 kids from Turn 2 Signature Programs in NYC which included a surprise visit from Derek and Santa who handed out gifts to each child... hosted the Sixth Annual Derek Jeter Celebrity Golf Classic in Tampa, Fla., in January 2009... the sold-out event brought together celebrities from MLB, the NBA and the NFL as well as musicians and actors and raised nearly $1 million... hosts annual baseball clinics in Michigan, New York City and Tampa.

Hit .300 (179-for-596) with 88R, 25 doubles, 3 triples, 11HR and 69RBI in 150 games with the Yankees (147 starts at SS, two starts at DH)... was his 10th season with at least a .300 average... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, equals the number of .300 seasons (min. 300AB) Bill Dickey and Joe DiMaggio had, trailing only Lou Gehrig (12 seasons) and Babe Ruth (13 seasons) for most .300 seasons in franchise history...Over the last 10 seasons (1999-2008), leads the Majors in hits (1,947), ranks second in at-bats (6,115) and runs scored (1,115), fourth in games played (1,505) and eighth in batting average (.318)...Over the last five years (2004-08), ranks third among Major Leaguers in hits (989), fourth in at-bats (3,155), sixth in runs scored (541) and 10th in batting average (.313)...At 1,189-794-2, has the highest personal winning percentage (.600) among all active players (min. 1,000 games), according to the Elias Sports Bureau... since his last time on the disabled list (4/1-5/12/03), has started in 883 of the Yankees' 936 games... the Yankees have gone 528-356 (with one tie) in his starts over the stretch (.597) and 23-28 (.451) when he does not...Among the Yankees' all-time leaders, ranks second in hits (2,535), at-bats (8,025) and stolen bases (275), fourth in runs (1,467), fifth in batting average (.316) and doubles (411), sixth in games played (1,985), eighth in walks (813) and extra-base hits (674), 11th in RBI (1,002), 12th in home runs (206)... is the franchise leader in singles (1,861) and hit by pitches (138)... marks the most HBP by any Major League shortstop since Art Fletcher (141) retired in 1922...Recorded his 13th consecutive season with at least 150 hits (since 1996), matching Lou Gehrig (1926-38) for the longest such streak in franchise history (credit: Elias)... is the longest such stretch among active players...Has played 1,973 games at shortstop for the Yankees... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is sixth on Baseball's all-time list in games at shortstop for one club (trails Cal Ripken-Orioles; Luke Appling-White Sox; Dave Concepcion-Reds; Alan Trammell-Tigers; Barry Larkin-Reds; Pee Wee Reese-Dodgers; Ozzie Smith-Cardinals; Mark Belanger- Orioles and Honus Wagner-Pirates)... marks the third-most games among players who never played a game at any other fielding position, trailing only Luis Aparicio (2,583) and Ozzie Smith (2,511)...Finished with 1,274 career hits at the original Yankee Stadium... surpassed Lou Gehrig (1,269) for the most hits all-time at the Stadium in 9/16 loss vs. Chicago (AL)... Gehrig had held sole possession of first place on the franchise's all-time list since 9/6/37... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, recorded 120 career games of three-or-more hits at Yankee Stadium, most all-time ahead of second-place Gehrig (109)... his 18 career four-hit games at Yankee Stadium rank second all-time to Gehrig's 19...Is one of five players to play in at least 1,000 games at Original Yankee Stadium... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only the Angels' Garrett Anderson (1,021 at Angel Stadium) appeared in more games in any one stadium among active players...Ranks sixth among active players with 2,535 hits... became the 88th player all time, third youngest and the sixth active Major Leaguer to reach the 2,500-hit plateau with his first-inning single in 8/22 win vs. Baltimore (off Radhames Liz)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, has 11 single-season hitting streaks of at least 15 games during his career, trailing Ichiro Suzuki (15) for the most among active Major League players... has hitting streaks of more than 15 games in six different seasons (1996, '99, 2002, '04, '06 and '08), matching Nomar Garciaparra for the most among active players... has six career single-season hitting streaks of at least 17 games (17, 19 and 20 games in 2007, 25 in 2006 and 17-game streaks in 1996 and 2004)... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is tied with Garciaparra and Suzuki for the most single-season hitting streaks of at least 17 games among active players...Since the start of the 1996 season, has a Major League-best 743 multi-hit games... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, also ranks first with 221 games of three-or-more hits...Struck out just 85 times, the fewest for any full season in his Major League career (previous low was 88K in 2003)...Committed 12 errors, marking his fewest miscues since 1998 (nine) while his .979 fielding percentage was his highest since 2005 (also .979)... was the second-fewest errors among AL shortstops with at least 100 games played at the position, trailing only Texas' Michael Young (10)... went 31 consecutive games without an error from 7/8-8/15...Was selected to his ninth All-Star Game, joining teammate Mariano Rivera as the only players to be named to the All-Star team with their current team at least nine times, according to Elias... finished second in the AL with 3,737,437 votes (behind teammate Alex Rodriguez)... was 1-for-3 (first-inning infield single) with 1SB in the All-Star Game on 7/15 at Yankee Stadium... owns a .474 (9-for-19) career average in the Midsummer Classic, ranking fifth all-time... following the season, was named to the 2008 Sporting News AL All-Star team, which was selected by a panel of 41 general managers and assistant general managers from both leagues... also earned his third consectuive Silver Slugger Award...Was 1-for-4 in 4/1 Opening Day win vs. Toronto... was his 12th Opening Day start at SS for the Yankees, surpassing Phil Rizzuto (11) for the most Opening Day starts by a Yankees shortstop in franchise history... started his fifth straight Opening Day at shortstop with Alex Rodriguez at third base, becoming the first pair of Yankees to start on the left side of the infield in five consecutive years since Graig Nettles and Bucky Dent started six consecutive season openers from 1977-82...Along with Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera, is part of the first trio of teammates ever to play for the Yankees in each of 14 straight seasons (1995-2008)... Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez and Red Ruffing (1930-42) and Whitey Ford, Elston Howard and Mickey Mantle (1955-67) played together with the Yankees for 13 straight seasons... Jeter, Posada and Rivera are the first trio of players in the Majors to play for the same team in 14 straight seasons since Jim Gantner, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount (15 years, 1978-92 with Milwaukee). Credit: Elias Sports Bureau...Snapped a 17-game hitting streak on 4/3 vs. Toronto, dating back to 9/13/07... had batted .385 (30-for-78) with 7 doubles and 3HR during the stretch...Missed six games from 4/8-13 with a strained left quadriceps... was the longest stretch of consecutive DNPs in his career, not counting times he's been on the D.L. (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)... hit in seven straight games from 4/14-20, going 12-for-31 (.387) with 4R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 10RBI and 2BB after returning from the injury... did not score a run in nine straight games from 4/18-27, the longest such stretch of his career (credit: Elias)...Hit his first home run of the season in the first and was 2-for-5 with 2R in 5/10 win at Detroit, snapping a 128AB homerless stretch, the longest streak to begin a season of his career (credit: Elias)...Recorded his first stolen base of the season in his 38th game played (5/18 loss vs. the Mets)... his 37-game streak without a steal was his longest in a single season since going 49 straight games without a steal from 6/4-7/26/96 (credit: Elias)... was just his second stolen base attempt of 2008 (also 4/1 vs. Toronto)... the streak of 36 games without a steal attempt was the longest of his career (previous high was 30 games in 1996)...Went hitless in five straight games (0-for-18), his longest such streak since going hitless in seven straight from 4/21-28/04...Was picked off second base in the top of the sixth inning by Dennis Sarfate in 5/27 loss at Baltimore... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time he had been picked off any base since 9/2/98...Recorded his 2,416th career hit with a third-inning single off Jesse Litsch in 6/4 win vs. Toronto, surpassing Mickey Mantle for sole possession of third place on the Yankees' all-time list...Hit safely in a season-high 15 straight games from 6/11-27, batting .339 (20-for-59) with 14R, 6 doubles, 1HR, 8RBI and 7BB...Turned 34 years old on 6/26... his 2,438 career hits were the most by a Yankee before turning 34 years old (17 more than Lou Gehrig when he turned 34)... was the most among all active players prior to their 34th birthday... in AL history, only Ty Cobb and Robin Yount accumulated more hits than Jeter before turning 34...Hit his 400th career double in 6/27 (G1) loss vs. the Mets... was hitless in 6/28 win at the Mets, snapping his 18-game hitting streak vs. the Mets that dated back to 6/24/05... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, was the second-longest hitting streak at the time vs. the Mets behind Matt Holliday (24 games - all-time record)..In 7/12 win at Toronto, hit his 18th career leadoff homer and first since 9/27/05 at Baltimore... was also his 200th home run as a Yankee... the Elias Sports Bureau notes that with Jason Giambi (8/9) and Alex Rodriguez (8/12) also hitting their 200th Yankees homers in 2008, they became the first teammates on any club to reach the 200HR plateau together in the same season...Posted a .345 average (39-for-113) in August, his highest average in a calendar month since posting a .368 mark in September 2006... batted .402 (35-for-87) over his final 22 games at Yankee Stadium beginning 8/1, with 12 multi-hit games... hit safely in 28 of his last 36 games overall (beginning 8/12) with 16 multi-hit contests, batting .366 (53-for-145) over the stretch...Collected 16 hits in a 24-at-bat span over five games from 8/12-20, matching the most hits during any 24AB span in his career... his last 16-for-24 stretch was in September 2000 (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)...Became the 88th player all time-and the sixth active Major Leaguer-to reach the 2,500-hit plateau with his first-inning single in 8/22 win vs. Baltimore... also became the third player in Yankees franchise history to tally 2,500 hits with the club, joining Lou Gehrig (2,721) and Babe Ruth (2,518)... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two players in the last 65 years were younger than Jeter (34 years, 57 days) at the time of their 2,500th hit (Hank Aaron in 1967 and Robin Yount in 1989)...In 9/7 loss at Seattle, hit solo-HR (#10) to mark his 1000th career RBI... had a third-inning single to tie Babe Ruth (2,518) on the all-time Yankees hit list...Collected his 2,519th career hit with a first-inning single off the Angels' Ervin Santana on 9/9 at Los Angeles, surpassing Babe Ruth (2,518) for sole possession of second place on the Yankees' all-time list (Lou Gehrig is first with 2,721H)... marked the first time since 6/22/33 that someone other than Ruth or Gehrig occupied first or second place on the Yankees' all-time hits list (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)...Was 3-for-4 in 9/13 (Game 1) loss vs. Tampa Bay and 3-for-3 with 1R, 1BB and 1SH in the Game 2 win vs. Tampa Bay, going 6-for-7 during the doubleheader... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Yankee to record 3H in each game of a doubleheader in remodeled Yankee Stadium (since 1976) and only the sixth Yankee over the last 40 years to accomplish the feat at any park (Johnny Damon in 2006, Willie Randolph in 1987, Dave Winfield in 1983, Matty Alou in 1973 and Roy White in 1972)...In 9/13-14 three-game series vs. Tampa Bay, recorded three hits in each game, going 9-for-11 and reaching base in 11 of his 13 plate appearances (1BB, 1HBP)... according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the fifth player (and second Yankee) to record at least three hits in every game of a series of three games or more at Yankee Stadium joining Boston's Edgar Renteria (2005), the Yankees' Ken Griffey Sr. (1982), Oakland's Reggie Jackson (1973), and Boston's Dom DiMaggio (1949)...Tied Lou Gehrig's all-time record of 1,269 career hits at Yankee Stadium in 9/14 win vs. Tampa Bay with a fifthinning solo-HR (#11) off David Price, going 3-for-4... in 9/15 win vs. Chicago (AL), tied Lou Gehrig (8,001) for second place on the Yankees' all-time at-bats list (according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Gehrig had held sole possession of first place on the franchise's all-time list since 9/6/37)...With a first-inning single off Gavin Floyd in 9/16 loss vs. Chicago (AL), passed Lou Gehrig (1,269) in all-time hits at Yankee Stadium... in the same at-bat, gained sole possession of second place on the Yankees' all-time at-bats list, passing Gehrig (8,001AB) to trail only Mickey Mantle (8,102)... finished the game 2-for-3 with 1SH... following the game, his spikes were sent to the National Baseball Hall of Fame...Played in his 1,000th career game in Yankee Stadium in 9/17 win vs. Chicago (AL), joining four other active players in reaching the mark at a single stadium...Was 0-for-5 in the final game at Yankee Stadium on 9/21 vs. Baltimore, making the last Yankees out on a groundout (third base to first base)... gave a speech to the Stadium crowd following the game... the bat he used during the final homestand was sent to the National Baseball Hall of Fame... his final game speech was voted by fans as the MLB.com "Moment of the Year."..Was scratched from the lineup prior to 9/23 win at Toronto (sore left hand)... entered the game at SS in the ninth... originally suffered the injury on 9/20 vs. Baltimore when he was hit by a Jim Miller pitch in his final at-bat of the game...Left 9/26 win at Boston in the third inning with a sore wrist... missed final two games of the season...Ranks first on Major League Baseball's all-time list with 153 career postseason hits, 85 postseason runs and 123 postseason games played (is the all-time Division Series leader in hits (70), singles (51) and games played (50) and ranks third with 19 extra-base hits (Bernie Williams-24, Manny Ramirez-20).