Instant Access To 100,000+ Essays!

He is only twenty-eight years old, yet he has already established himself as one of the best baseball players in the history of Major League Baseball. His name may be compared to other Yankees greats including Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, or Roger Maris. This native of Kalamazoo, Michigan is also one of the most attractive and famous celebrities of our time. His name is Derek Jeter. Derek Sanderson Jeter was born on June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey. He graduated in 1992 from Kalamazoo Central High School, where he hit .508 (30-59) with 4 HR, 23 RBI, 21 BB and 1 K in 23 games as a senior. He was 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts, and had a .831 slugging percentage and a .637 on-base percentage. He hit .557 with 7 HR as a junior. Jeter worked as a tutor in a computer laboratory in his last t