In just days, Yankees captain Derek Jeter will forever be an immortal in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. A career that left unforgettable moments like very few players have offered. The “Mister November” home run, the famous “Flip” play, Jeffrey Maier’s controversial home run, his catch throwing himself into the third stands and smashing his face, his last hit at Yankee Stadium and the list could be endless.
However, today I bring you some interesting facts that you may not have known about the legendary shortstop of the Bronx Bombers. Here they go:
1. He has been the only player to win an MVP in the All-Star Game and another in the World Series in the same season.
This occurred in 2000, where at the All-Star Game held in Atlanta, Jeter had a perfect 3-3 night, with one run scored, two RBIs, including a double and then in the Fall Classic against the New York Mets. , would end up taking the precious accolade, finishing with a .409 average, with two home runs, nine hits and an OPS of .1344.
2. He had his own video game
In 2008, Derek Jeter had his own video game called “Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008 3D”. This baseball video game was owned by GameLoft and could only be played on mobile phones.
3. Has had roles in movies and series
Jeter showed us his acting skills in a couple of movies and TV series. One of the funniest was in the film “The Other Guys”, where Derek played himself, who was shot in the leg by the character played by renowned actor Mark Walhberg. We cannot also forget his intervention in the movie “Anger Management”, where he was seen calming Roger Clemens with the magic words “Goosfraba”.
4. Has its own foundation
From his very first season in the Major Leagues, Derek Jeter decided to help those most in need and that is why he created the “Turn 2” Foundation, which helps children and adolescents away from drugs and alcoholism. His tireless work was awarded an honorary doctorate from Sienna University.
5. He used the same bat his entire career.
In 11,195 at-bats in the MLB regular season and 690 in the postseason, the Yankees “El Capitan” only used the same brand and bat series and that was the Louisville Slugger P72. Madero of 34 inches and 32 ounces of weight.
While in high school, the teacher sent her students to write on a sheet of paper that they would be adults. Derek Jeter very confidently put: “I’m going to be the shortstop for the New York Yankees.”
7. Jeter the best 2 ever
Statistically Derek Jeter has been the third-best WAR player to wear No. 2 in Major League Baseball history. If we take into account that Jimmie Foxx with a WAR of 97.39 only used that number in one season and Charlie Gehringer 80.63, wore it for his last 11 seasons, “El Capitan” wore his uniform number 2 for 20 seasons, in which he left a 71.75 WAR and I don’t think there was a better one than him. Also, Derek is the player who has used that number for the most seasons.
Believe it or not, the number 2 wasn’t always on Derek Jeter’s back. In the Spring Fields of 1994 (the first in which he participated), the number 74 was assigned to him, but then in 1995, the manager of that then Buck Showalter, sent the man in charge of the uniforms, Nick Priore, to change Jeter to number 2, claiming that: “That boy is going to be a legend.”
9. Never hit 5th or 6th
The only two spots Derek Jeter never had in the New York Yankees rosters were the fifth and sixth innings.
10. What Derek Jeter didn’t do in his career
Believe it or not, “The Captain” of the Bronx Bombers never:
• Won a regular season MVP in MLB
• Hit a triple in extra innings.
• He hit pitcher Jorge Julio one hit in 14 at-bats (worst against any pitcher he faced in that many at-bats)
• Got a hitting cycle (hit, double, triple and home run in one game)
Anyway, in just 48 hours we will see Derek Jeter be immortalized and both these data that perhaps you did not know and the very legendary moments that he left us, will be part of the legend that remains in the glorious walls of the Hall of Fame. That place where scout Dick Groch, who carries the honor of having “discovered Derek Jeter,” told Yankees management on Draft day in 1992: “This kid is not going to the University of Michigan, the only place that this young man is going to Cooperstown once he retires ”.
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