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Derek Jeter: Season
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Yankee boss and owner George Steinbrenner chose Derek Jeter right out of high school as his number one draft pick in 1992, and paid him $800,000. As a lonesome 18-year-old kid who had never been away from home, Jeter didn't get off to a flying start. He made 56 errors in his first minor league season.
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In his senior year, Jeter batted .508 for the baseball team, with twelve stolen bases. Although he was recruited to go to college, Jeter chose to pursue a baseball career and attend college in the off-season. He was the first high-school player chosen (sixth overall) by the Yankees in the 1992 free agent draft.
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As of August 25, 2007, Derek was named the Face of the Yankees by staff and fan voters on ESPN.com. One day before the Yankees completed what was thought of as an improbable comeback by winning a playoff spot on September 26, Jeter reached 200 hits for the 6th season, and the third consecutive, tying former Yankee great Lou Gehrig.
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The Yankees would love to be in position to give Jeter at least a couple of conseuctive days off during the last week of the season. Nagging injuries are taking an obvious toll on his production right now.
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Many argue that the "clutch" label attached to Jeter is misplaced. For example, though Jeter is known as a great postseason performer, his postseason averages in categories like batting average and OPS are almost identical to his career regular season averages in those categories (his batting average, for example, is eight points lower in the postseason, and his OPS exactly the same), suggesting that Jeter performs no better in "clutch" postseason situations than in less important regular season games.
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