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Jeter was born in Pequannock, N.J. to parents Dorothy and Charles Jeter.
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Moves with his family at age five so his dad can get his dergree in Psycholgy from Westen Michigan. Still spends his summers in New Jersey.
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Plays baseball and basketball all four years of high school
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Taken by the New York Yankees sixth overall in the amatuer baseball draft.
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Jeter enrolls at the Michigan where he spends one semester before leaving school to pursue a career in professional baseball.
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Jeter makes his major league debut agaist the Seattle Mariners. He bats ninth and goes 0-for-5 and plays shortstop.
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First hit, a single against Tim Belcher.
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First MLB homer off of Dennis Martinez on opening day.
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The 22-year-old Jeter wins the first of five World Series rings as the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves in six games.
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Wins ROY in a unanimous vote.
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Yankees sweep the Padres in four games.
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Yankees beat the Braves for to win back to back World series.
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Jeter collects hit No. 1,000, a single vs. Tigers.
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Jeter earnsWorld Series MVP honors vs. the New York Mets. The Bombers earn a three-peat in the Subway Series.
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Agrees to a 10-year contract extension worth a then-franchise-record $189 million.
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Walk homer in tenth inning of game four. Yankees end up losing in seven games.
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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner officially names Jeter the Yankees' team captain.
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Jeter reaches 2,000, singling vs. Kansas City Royals Scott Elarton
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Jeter goes on a tear and the Yankees beat the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. Jeter bats .407 (11-for-27) in the six games.
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After negotiations, Jeter re-signs with the Yankees for three years and $51 million plus an option for a fourth year.
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Jeter homers against Tampa Bay Rays lefthander David Price in his second-at-bat for hit No. 3,000. He goes 5-for-5 in the game.
