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", "To Increase Production, Jeter Tries Subtracting a Step", "For Jeter, nothing less than excellence will do", "Jeter may be more like Ali than he thinks: The Captain could have something other than greatness in common with the Champ", "Under a Microscope, Jeter Has a Powerless Start", "Jeter passes Rickey as Yankees' steals leader", "Jeter working way back to Yankees slowly", "Yankees should hit Derek Jeter leadoff through postseason", "Derek Jeter joins elite group with 3,000th hit", "Jeter Reaches Fabled 3,000, and It's a Blast", "Derek Jeter Ends Quest for 3,000 With Home Run Against Rays", "Derek Jeter, on the verge of 3,000 hits, is the greatest shortstop in major league history", "A Yankees Footnote to Jeter's Quest for 3,000", "Jeter's HBO special premieres: Unique inside access gives new insight on Yankees' captain", "Jeter adds games played to his Yanks records", "Rapid Reaction: Mariners 2, Yankees 1 (12)", "Jeter honored with Lou Gehrig Memorial Award", "Jeter gets 4 hits for Yankees in 74 win at Texas", "Back in game, Derek Jeter rises on star chart", "2012 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders", "Price, Rays beat Yankees, stay close in AL East", "Jeter breaks ankle, Yankees fall in 12 after miracle four-run comeback", "Derek Jeter To Have Surgery on Ankle; Will Likely Need 4 To 5 Months To Recover", "Derek Jeter out until after All-Star break", "Derek Jeter has new ankle fracture, report says", "Derek Jeter to return to Yankees on Thursday", "Yankees place Derek Jeter on disabled list", "Jeter Returns To Yankees Lineup, Ends Team's HR Dry Spell", "Derek Jeter placed on Disabled List for injured ankle essentially ending season", "Phelps reinstated from DL to bolster bullpen", "Yankees re-sign Jeter for one-year, $12million", "Derek Jeter now has 1000 regular season multi-hit games", "2014 MLB All-Star Game: Yankees' Derek Jeter will bat leadoff in final appearance", "Derek Jeter Scores 1 Run, Receives 2 Standing Ovations in All-Star Game", "Jeter goes out in style to fitting All-Star farewell", "Jeter atop Yanks' doubles list with No. Search the Baseball-Reference.com Baseball Encyclopedia of Players [37], Rated the sixth-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America heading into the 1996 season,[23] Jeter started on Opening Day, the first Yankee rookie to start as shortstop for the team since Tom Tresh in 1962. [150][117] Rodriguez commented that Jeter is playing as he did in 1999, while Girardi said Jeter looks like he is 25 years old. [195] Highly competitive, Jeter once said, "If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. May 2017 - Present5 years 10 months. [8] Dorothy instilled a positive attitude in her son, insisting that he not use the word "can't. [154] Against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 14 of that year, he moved into the Top 10 on the all-time hit list, surpassing Willie Mays by beating out an infield single for his 3,284th career hit. [247] They have three daughters, born in August 2017,[248] January 2019,[249] and December 2021. [1] He struggled during the 2007 ALDS, batting 3-for-17 (.176) with one RBI, as the Indians defeated the Yankees. [1] Though he lost the MVP Award, he won the Hank Aaron Award, given for superior offensive performance. [10] At age five Jeter began playing little league baseball. [36] The Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series to win their first championship since the 1978 World Series. [173] On July 17, Derek scored the 1,900th run of his career becoming the 10th player in MLB history to do so. Who is the Player of the Decade? [151] In the 2012 MLB All-Star Game, Jeter recorded his 11th All-Star hit, passing Mantle for the most All-Star Game hits in Yankees history. [88] He also won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award. [53] Jeter led the AL in hits that season with 219, while finishing second in the league in batting average (.349) and runs scored (134), appearing in his second All-Star game that year. [13] Jeter committed 56 errors, a SAL record. [179][180] In the final week of Jeter's career, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig honored him as the 15th recipient of the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award for being "one of the most accomplished shortstops of all-time. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The words "Mr. November" flashed on the scoreboard, alluding to former Yankee Reggie Jackson's nickname, "Mr. [13][14] He was also named the most valuable player of the FSL. Derek Sanderson Jeter ( / ditr / JEE-tr; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. by the first letter of the player's last name, or use the search box above. Utley also took the extra base successfully 54 . Utley, 43, who helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series in 2008, says he and his family will "travel around Europe a little bit" before he begins his new role with the MLB in London.. Throughout his career, Jeter contributed reliably to the Yankees' franchise successes. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. [93], Though the Yankees continued to struggle with postseason failures, Jeter remained a consistent contributor. He was honored with Minor League Player of the Year Awards by Baseball America, The Sporting News, and Topps/NAPBL. [9][10][11] Although he would later learn he was largely paralyzed from the chest down,[12] Utley flashed the crowd a "thumbs up" as he was being taken off the field. Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser, who worked for the Astros as a scout, evaluated Jeter extensively and lobbied team management to select him. [36] He was named the unanimous AL Rookie of the Year, receiving all 28 first-place votes in only the fifth sweep in the honor's 50-year history. [227] New York State alleged that Jeter should have paid state income tax from 2001 to 2003, as Jeter resided in the Manhattan apartment he bought in 2001; Jeter claimed to have established his residence in Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1994, and that he was still a resident of Florida at the time. [14][22] Baseball America rated Jeter among the top 100 prospects in baseball before the 1993 season, ranking him 44th. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). "[219] Jeter further asserted that many defensive factors cannot be quantified. Is Chase Utley a Hall of Famer? - MLB.com Utley was one of the premier second basemen in baseball during his 13 years in Philadelphia. 15,876 talking about this. [21] He batted .247 in his first 11 games with Greensboro, and struggled defensively, making nine errors in 48 chances. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. The following year, he became the Yankees' starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves. r/baseball - How come Chase Utley is regarded as a long shot for the [14], The Houston Astros held the first overall pick in the 1992 MLB draft. Find out more. [22] Despite this, he was named the SAL's Best Defensive Shortstop, Most Exciting Player, and Best Infield Arm by Baseball America. On August 16, 2009, against the Seattle Mariners, Jeter doubled down the right-field line for his 2,675th hit as a shortstop, breaking Luis Aparicio's previous major league record. As a precaution, the Yankees signed Tony Fernndez to a two-year contract. [68] Jeter returned to bat .324, finishing third in batting average to Bill Mueller, who batted .326. Chase Utley has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. and our [230] They subsequently listed their Greenwood Lake home in March 2021. [271] In July 2019, Jeter donated $3.2 million from the Turn 2 Foundation to the Kalamazoo Public School District to renovate the school's baseball and softball complex. [161] He returned to the Yankees lineup on July 28, hitting a home run on the first pitch off of Matt Moore of Tampa Bay. [233], Jeter's personal life has been a frequent topic in gossip columns and celebrity magazines since his rookie year in 1996. We just want to take this moment to salute you, the greatest fans in the world. (Age 24-108d, the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. [14] Though right-handed hitters often pull the ball into left field, Jeter's signature inside-out swing, dubbed the "Jeterian Swing,"[199] resulted in most of his hits going to center and right field. Also, no position player since WWII has made the HOF with under 2,000 hits, so Utley has that going against him. Cookie Notice [57] During the postseason, he batted only .211 in the Division Series but rebounded to hit .318 in the Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners, and .409 in the World Series against the New York Mets. ", "Derek Jeter confirms engagement to Hannah Davis as Yankees legend posts story about his dog", "Jeter marries longtime girlfriend Davis", "New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter and his wife, Hannah, welcome 1st child", "A New Rookie! Morneau won the balloting with 320 points to Jeter's 306 points. New York Yankees . [220], When asked to respond to criticism of his defense, Jeter replied: "I play in New York, man. Find out more. Berras numbers are overwhelming, in part, because he played in more World Series games (75) and collected more hits (71) than anyone in history while appearing in the Fall Classic 14 times between 1947 and 1963. [265], Jeter created the Turn 2 Foundation, a charitable organization, in 1996. [104] Jeter batted .334, third-best in the AL, with a .406 OBP, an .871 OPS, 18 home runs, 66 RBIs, 30 stolen bases in 35 attempts, 107 runs scored, 72 walks, and 212 hits (second in MLB). It marked the first home run of Jeter's postseason career. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In the 2013 World Series, Ortiz reached base in 19 of 25 plate appearances for a .760 on-base percentage. [266] In 2012, Jeter received an honorary doctorate from Siena College honoring him for his foundation's work. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Regardless, Utley, as it has been long known in Philadelphia, is a pitch sponge. His 12 home runs are by far the most among World Series catchers. Rivera is tops among all World Series relievers in games (24) and innings (36 1/3) and has a 0.963 ERA. [263] After more than four years as the Miami Marlins' chief executive, he ended the relationship and sold his 4% ownership in the team. The thumbs up sign has become the symbol for the Mike Utley Foundation, a foundation created in 1991 by Utley and his agent Bruce Allen to help seek a cure for paralysis. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. [171] As a result, Jeter's .481 career All-Star batting average (13-for-27) ranked him fifth all-time (among players with at least 10 at-bats). [1] In the 2002 postseason, the Anaheim Angels defeated the Yankees in the ALDS on their way to winning the World Series. [121] The controversy over Jeter's fielding became a flash point for the debate over whether the analyses of statistics or subjective observation is the better method to assess a player's defensive ability and for criticism of the Gold Glove Award. He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1989 through 1991, when he was paralyzed during a game. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. "[113], In 2010, Jeter, along with Posada and Rivera, became the first trio of teammates in any of the four major league sports in North America (MLB, NFL, NBA, or NHL) to play in at least 16 consecutive seasons on the same team as teammates. Derek Sanderson Jeter (/ditr/ JEE-tr; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. [260], In July 2017, Jeter engaged in the bidding for ownership of the Miami Marlins. [212][213][214] The 2006 book The Fielding Bible by John Dewan contains an essay by Bill James in which he concluded that Jeter "was probably the most ineffective defensive player in the major leagues, at any position" over his entire career. [148] Jeter was honored with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, given in recognition of charitable endeavors. In his second year in 1990, he fractured two ribs in the third preseason game, and was sidelined for the last preseason game and the first three regular season games. The two became friends to the extent that The New York Times journalist Jack Curry commented "[r]arely have two higher-profile opponents been as close." As Giambi rounded third base and headed for home plate, Yankees right fielder Shane Spencer retrieved the ball and made a wild throw that missed cut-off man Tino Martinez and dribbled down the first-base line. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [10] In extra innings, Jeter hit a game-winning home run off of Byung-hyun Kim. [202], Jeter is noted for his postseason performances and has earned the titles of "Captain Clutch," and "Mr. November" due to his outstanding postseason play. The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues at age 20 in 1995. [70], The Yankees acquired Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers during the 200304 offseason. The post-Chase Utley era: The new MLB rules for slides into second base Chase Utley weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. [268] Jeter, along with Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui, took part in a charity baseball game at Tokyo Dome to raise funds for survivors of the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami. [259], Jeter joined the board of Rockefeller Capital Management in April 2021. [184], Jeter decided to play exclusively as the designated hitter in the final series of his career, at Fenway Park in Boston, so that his final memories of playing shortstop would be at Yankee Stadium. Search the players by the first letter of the player's last name, or use the search box available. Jeter is also fourth in home runs (20) and runs batted in (61), fifth in base on balls (66) and sixth in stolen bases (18). Do you have a sports website? June 8, 2008. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. NEW YORK -- Dodgers infielder Chase Utley was suspended for Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-five National League Division Series by MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre for his takeout slide that broke the leg of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in Game 2 Saturday night.. Utley will appeal the discipline, according to his agent, Joel Wolfe. Well go with Bumgarner here, given his absurd performance on a rate basis, as well as bonus points for his legendary relief performance in Game 7 of the 2014 Fall Classic. Or write about sports? [21], Jeter focused the next offseason on his fielding. Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is a day away, and one man who's been there a few times is Chase Utley. Same thing with the honorable mention category. [33], After Fernndez batted a disappointing .245 and appeared in only 108games due to injuries in 1995, newly hired Yankees manager Joe Torre turned to Jeter for the 1996 season,[34][35] hoping for a .250 batting average and dependable defense. PHILADELPHIA Chase Utley was a skinny 11-year-old on the Long Beach, Calif., Little League Pirates when he moaned to his father, Dave, about a player who frequently bragged.