Jeter,+Derek

Derek Jeter: Pride of the Yankees by Patrick Giles New York, New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks, Copyright 1998

Call Number: 921 JET

**__Summary/Description__:** Derek Jeter, the Yankees shortstop, isn't short on talent or heart. Though he was only 24(now 38), many of his teammates described Derek Jeter as a baseball player with maturity beyond his years. His awesome skills on the playing field had earned him an American League Rookie of the Year award and helped the Yankees to two World Series championships in three years. Jeter rapidly made a name for himself as one of today's hottest young athletes. Baseball fans can't get enough of the graceful Yankees shortstop who wows them with his power and speed. Read all about this down-to-earth superstar, from his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where his dream of playing for the Yankees began, to his life today, his charity work, and his hopes for the future.This unauthorized biography covers his 24 years of life and his career in baseball.

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