:Derek Jeter

File:Derek_Jeter_and_Dave_Winfield.jpg at Dodger Stadium, June 2010]]

Derek Sanderson Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, the son of accountant Dorothy (née Connors) and substance abuse counselor Sanderson Charles Jeter. His mother is of English, German, and Irish ancestry, while his father is African-American.{{cite news|last=Fine|first=Larry|date=July 11, 2011|title=Derek Jeter rises to join Yankee greats|newspaper=The China Post|agency=Reuters|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/baseball/2011/07/11/309405/Derek-Jeter.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930091142/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/sports/baseball/2011/07/11/309405/Derek-Jeter.htm|archive-date=September 30, 2012}}{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=Tom|url=https://archive.org/details/derekjetercaptai0000robi|title=Derek Jeter: Captain on and Off the Field|publisher=Enslow Publishers, Inc.|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7660-2819-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/derekjetercaptai0000robi/page/18 18]|url-access=registration}}Stated on Finding Your Roots, PBS, September 23, 2014 They met while serving in the United States Army in Germany.{{cite news|last=O'Connor|first=Ian|date=October 26, 1999|title=For Yanks' Jeter, life is beautiful|newspaper=Westchester Journal News}} His father played baseball at Fisk University in Tennessee as a shortstop,{{cite magazine|last=Jeter|first=Derek|date=February 9, 2004|title=Kalamazoo Kid|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2004/02/09/361522/kalamazoo-kid-the-yankees-shortstop-still-carries-a-torch-for--and-a-key-to--his-home-city|url-status=dead|magazine=Sports Illustrated|volume=100|issue=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904085148/http://www.si.com/vault/2004/02/09/361522/kalamazoo-kid-the-yankees-shortstop-still-carries-a-torch-for--and-a-key-to--his-home-city|archive-date=September 4, 2014|access-date=August 21, 2014}} and holds a PhD. When Jeter was a child, his parents made him sign a contract every year that defined acceptable and unacceptable forms of behavior.{{cite news|last=Bradley|first=Ed|author-link=Ed Bradley|date=September 25, 2005|title=Derek Jeter: The Captain|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/derek-jeter-the-captain/|url-status=live|access-date=September 25, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051211011331/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/22/60minutes/main880059.shtml|archive-date=December 11, 2005}} Dorothy instilled a positive attitude in her son, insisting that he not use the word "can't".{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Johnette|date=July 6, 2011|title=Don't forget what got Derek Jeter here|work=ESPN|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/columns/story?columnist=howard_johnette&id=6742913|access-date=October 31, 2011}} It was a baseball family, and Jeter's younger sister Sharlee (born {{circa}} 1979) was a softball star in high school.

The Jeters lived in New Jersey until Derek was four, at which point they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite news|last=Acocella|first=Nick|date=September 9, 2006|title=Jeter Drives the Yankees|work=ESPN Classic|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Jeter_Derek.html|access-date=July 23, 2009}} At age five, Jeter began playing little league baseball. The children lived with their parents during the school year and spent their summers with their grandparents in West Milford, New Jersey. Attending New York Yankees games with his grandparents, Jeter became a passionate fan of the team. Watching star outfielder Dave Winfield inspired him to pursue a career in baseball.{{cite web|last=Mink|first=Ryan|date=June 29, 2006|title=Turn 2 Foundation celebrates 10th anniversary|url=http://www.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/news/article.jsp?story=06302006_news|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224043625/http://www.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/news/article.jsp?story=06302006_news|archive-date=February 24, 2007|access-date=September 11, 2008|work=MLB.com}}

Jeter attended Kalamazoo Central High School, where he ran cross country in the fall, played basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring.{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Charlie|date=April 30, 2013|title=Joe Mauer of the Twins: "I think kids are specializing way too soon"|url=http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2013/04/30/joe-mauer-twins-kids-specializing/|access-date=June 25, 2015|website=National Collegiate Scouting Association Athletic Recruiting|publisher=|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108051535/https://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2013/04/30/joe-mauer-twins-kids-specializing/|url-status=dead}} Jeter posted high batting averages for the school's baseball team; he batted .557 in his sophomore year and .508 as a junior. In his senior year, he batted .508 and compiled 23 runs batted in (RBIs), 21 walks, four home runs, a .637 on-base percentage (OBP), a .831 slugging percentage (SLG), 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts), and only one strikeout.

Jeter received several honors after his senior season, including the Kalamazoo Area B'nai B'rith Award for Scholar Athlete, the 1992 High School Player of the Year Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association, the 1992 Gatorade High School Player of the year award, and USA Today{{'}}s High School Player of the Year. He also received an All-State honorable mention in basketball. Jeter earned a baseball scholarship to attend the University of Michigan and play college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines.{{cite news|last=Olney|first=Buster|date=August 23, 2004|title=Jeter: Dynasty's child|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1863947|access-date=July 13, 2009}}

The Houston Astros held the first overall pick in the 1992 MLB draft. Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser, who worked for the Astros as a scout, evaluated Jeter extensively and lobbied team management to select him. Fearing Jeter would insist on a salary bonus of at least $1 million to forgo college for a professional contract, they chose Cal State Fullerton outfielder Phil Nevin, who signed for $700,000. Newhouser felt so strongly about Jeter's potential that he quit his job with the Astros in protest after they ignored his drafting advice.{{Cite news |last=Olney |first=Buster |author-link=Buster Olney |date=October 17, 2001 |title=Baseball – What Can We Do Next? Just Watch Jeter Play |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/sports/baseball-what-can-we-do-next-just-watch-jeter-play.html |access-date=July 4, 2010 |work=The New York Times}}

The Yankees, who selected sixth, also rated Jeter highly.{{cite news|last=Borden|first=Sam|date=July 8, 2011|title=Rays 5, Yankees 1: Jeter Moves a Hit Closer as the Yanks Fall Again|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/sports/baseball/one-hit-for-derek-jeter-and-little-else-for-the-yankees.html|access-date=November 30, 2011}} Yankees scout Dick Groch, assigned to scout in the Midwest, watched Jeter participate in an all-star camp held at Western Michigan University.{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Barbara|date=July 7, 2011|title=Zimmer salutes Jeter as all-time great|newspaper=Newsday|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zimmer-salutes-jeter-as-all-time-great-1.3011680|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Though Yankees officials were concerned that Jeter would attend college instead of signing a professional contract, Groch convinced them to select him, saying, "the only place Derek Jeter's going is to Cooperstown."{{cite magazine|last=Lemire|first=Joe|date=July 7, 2011|title=Jeter not defined by number 3,000|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux|url-status=dead|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011}} The second through fifth picks were Paul Shuey, B. J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola; those five would combine for two All-Star Game appearances (Nevin and Hammonds).{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=June 5, 2010|title=Five Players Who Outranked Jeter, if Only Briefly|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/sports/baseball/06jeter.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=April 24, 2012}} The Yankees drafted Jeter, who chose to turn pro, signing for $800,000.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=September 12, 2009|title=Teammates Recall Jeter's Journey From Minor Leagues to Great Yankee|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/sports/baseball/12jeterteammates.html|access-date=July 23, 2011}}

Jeter played four seasons in Minor League Baseball, formally known as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL). Jeter began the 1992 season with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, based in Tampa, Florida. In his first professional game, Jeter failed to get a hit in seven at-bats, going 0-for-7, while striking out five times.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=September 12, 2009|title=Even in Class A, Posada and Pettitte Sensed What Was to Come With Jeter|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/sports/baseball/13jeter.html?_r=1|access-date=May 11, 2012}} Jeter continued to struggle during the rest of the season, batting .202 in 47 games. Manager Gary Denbo benched Jeter in the season's final game to ensure his average would not drop below .200, known in baseball as the Mendoza Line.{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Benjamin|date=May 16, 2011|title='Captain' Jeter developed in Minors: Gangly, homesick kid turned into a legend in O'Connor's book|work=Minor League Baseball|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-18638298|url-status=live|access-date=November 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215193216/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110504&content_id=18638298&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|archive-date=December 15, 2013}} Homesick and frustrated by his lack of success, Jeter accrued $400-per-month phone bills from daily calls to his parents.

The Yankees promoted Jeter to the Greensboro Hornets of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL) to give him more at-bats. He batted .247 in his first 11 games with Greensboro, and struggled defensively, making nine errors in 48 chances. Weighing {{convert|156|lbs|kg}}, Jeter had a scrawny appearance that did not match his reputation as the Yankees' future leader. Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte, who played for the Hornets that season, at first questioned the hype surrounding Jeter, but recognized his talent and poise.

Jeter focused the next offseason on his fielding. Baseball America rated Jeter among the top 100 prospects in baseball before the 1993 season, ranking him 44th.{{cite web|title=All-Time Top 100 Prospects|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/all-time.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406183347/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/all-time.html|archive-date=April 6, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2012|work=Baseball America}} Returning to the Hornets in 1993, his first full season of professional baseball, Jeter hit .295 with five home runs, 71 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases; SAL managers voted him the "Most Outstanding Major League Prospect" in the league.{{Cite news|date=August 28, 1994|title=Jeter Fits in Yankees' Near Future|page=D2|newspaper=Record-Journal|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V91HAAAAIBAJ&pg=3679,4921919&dq=derek-jeter+albany&hl=en|access-date=April 9, 2012}} He finished second in the SAL in triples (11), third in hits (152), and 11th in batting average, and was named to the postseason All-Star team. Jeter committed 56 errors, a SAL record. Despite this, he was named the SAL's Best Defensive Shortstop, Most Exciting Player, and Best Infield Arm by Baseball America.{{cite news|last=Acocella|first=Nick|date=June 21, 2004|title=Jeter always in position to win|work=ESPN Classic|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/jeterderekadd.html|access-date=September 8, 2008}}

Coming off his strong 1993 season, Baseball America rated Jeter as the 16th-best prospect in baseball. Jeter played for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League (FSL), the Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Class AA Eastern League, and the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League during the 1994 season,{{cite news|last=Edes|first=Gordon|date=August 28, 1994|title=Yanks Think Jeter Close to Majors|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-08-28-9408270844-story.html|access-date=April 9, 2012}} combining to hit .344 with five home runs, 68 RBIs, and steal 50 bases across the three levels. He was honored with Minor League Player of the Year Awards by Baseball America, The Sporting News, and Topps/NAPBL. He was also named the most valuable player of the FSL.

Considered the fourth-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America heading into the 1995 season, Jeter was projected as the starting shortstop for the Yankees. However, he suffered mild inflammation in his right shoulder in the Arizona Fall League after the conclusion of the 1994 regular season. As a precaution, the Yankees signed Tony Fernández to a two-year contract. With Fernández the starting shortstop, the Yankees assigned Jeter to Class AAA.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=February 28, 1995|title=Baseball; Top Prospect's Bottom Line Is No Replacement Games|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/28/sports/baseball-top-prospect-s-bottom-line-is-no-replacement-games.html|access-date=March 15, 2010}} During the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Gene Michael, the Yankees' general manager, offered Jeter the opportunity to work out for the MLB team with replacement players in spring training before the 1995 season. Jeter denied receiving the offer, and he did not cross the picket line.

File:Core Four on Bernie Williams Day 2015.jpg teammates in 2015. All four made their major-league debuts for the Yankees in 1995.]]

Early in the 1995 season, Fernández and infielder Pat Kelly were injured. Consequently, Jeter made his MLB debut on May 29, 1995.{{cite news|last=Bradley|first=Jeff|date=May 29, 1995|title=With Tony Down, Jeter's Looking Up|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/tony-jeter-article-1.684987|access-date=April 7, 2014}} He was assigned uniform number 2, which was most recently worn by Mike Gallego from 1992 to 1994.{{cite web|last=Callahan|first=Maureen|date=March 30, 2014|title=Jeter's retirement marks end of Yanks' single-digit numbers|url=https://nypost.com/2014/03/30/jeters-retirement-marks-end-of-yanks-single-digit-numbers/|access-date=July 8, 2014|website=New York Post|publisher=}} Batting ninth, he went hitless in five at bats, striking out once.{{cite web|date=May 29, 1995|title=May 29, 1995: New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199505290.shtml|access-date=June 5, 2012|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} The following day, he recorded his first two major league hits and scored his first two career runs.{{cite news|last=Friend|first=Tom|date=May 31, 1995|title=Baseball; Bullpen Lets Down Perez And Yanks|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/31/sports/baseball-bullpen-lets-down-perez-and-yanks.html|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Jeter batted .234 and committed two errors in 13 games before being returned to Class AAA Columbus; Fernández replaced Jeter at shortstop.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=June 12, 1995|title=Baseball: An Ailing Leyritz And Yanks Recover|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/12/sports/baseball-an-ailing-leyritz-and-yanks-recover.html|access-date=October 16, 2009}} He finished the 1995 season with a .250 average without a home run in 15 games in the major leagues.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2017/05/why_yankees_great_derek_jeter_wore_no_2_and_how_he.html|title=Why Yankees great Derek Jeter wore No. 2 ... and how he almost was switched to 19|first=Randy|last=Miller|work=NJ.com|date=May 11, 2017|accessdate=October 20, 2024}} The Yankees advanced to the postseason in 1995. Jeter traveled with the team during the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS), though he was not on the active roster. The Yankees lost to the Seattle Mariners.{{cite news|last=Herrmann|first=Mark|date=March 29, 2014|title=How Derek Jeter's glorious career began|work=Newsday|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter/how-derek-jeter-s-glorious-career-began-1.7536966|access-date=July 3, 2016}}

After Fernández batted a disappointing .245 and appeared in only 108 games due to injuries in 1995, newly hired Yankees manager Joe Torre turned to Jeter for the 1996 season,{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=December 13, 1995|title=Baseball: Torre Is Sure Of Only One Thing: Jeter Is His Shortstop|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/13/sports/baseball-torre-is-sure-of-only-one-thing-jeter-is-his-shortstop.html|access-date=October 16, 2009}}{{cite news|last=O'Connell|first=Jack|date=March 19, 1996|title=Fernandez Fields Move to Second Well: Injury to Kelly Creates Another Chance|page=C.2|newspaper=Hartford Courant|url=https://www.courant.com/1996/03/19/fernandez-fields-move-to-second-well/|access-date=December 5, 2011}} hoping for a .250 batting average and dependable defense.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=November 5, 1996|title=It's No Contest as Jeter Captures Rookie of the Year|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/05/sports/it-s-no-contest-as-jeter-captures-rookie-of-the-year.html|access-date=July 12, 2012}} Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, often skeptical of younger players, was unconvinced. After Clyde King, a close Steinbrenner advisor, observed Jeter for two days in spring training in 1996, he came away with the impression that Jeter was not yet ready to contribute at the major league level. To provide depth to the team at the shortstop position after an injury to Fernández, Steinbrenner approved a trade that would have sent pitcher Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for shortstop Félix Fermín, but Michael, by then the vice president of scouting, and assistant general manager Brian Cashman convinced Steinbrenner to give Jeter an opportunity.{{cite news|last=Antonen|first=Mel|date=October 7, 2009|title=For Yanks quartet, winning a fifth title would add to a legacy|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2009-10-06-yankees-quartet_N.htm|access-date=December 5, 2011}}

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Rated the sixth-best prospect in baseball by Baseball America heading into the 1996 season, Jeter started on Opening Day, the first Yankee rookie to start as shortstop for the team since Tom Tresh in 1962.{{refn|Though Jeter debuted with the Yankees in 1995, he qualified as a rookie in 1996, as he had fewer than 130 at-bats during the 1995 season.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp |title=MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics|work=MLB.com |access-date=June 5, 2012}}|group=lower-alpha}} He hit his first MLB home run that day. With his speed and ability to execute the hit and run, Jeter served as a complement to leadoff hitter Tim Raines while batting in the ninth spot in the batting order.{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Selena|date=September 23, 1996|title=Raines And Jeter Adding Sizzle|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/23/sports/raines-and-jeter-adding-sizzle.html|access-date=June 5, 2012}} By year's end, Jeter batted .314 with 10 home runs, 104 runs scored, and 78 RBIs. 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.{{refn|As first-place votes are worth five points, second-place votes are worth three points, and third-place votes are worth one point, Jeter won the balloting with 140 points, ahead of James Baldwin (64 points), Tony Clark (30 points), Rocky Coppinger (6 points) and José Rosado (6 points).|group=lower-alpha}}

The Yankees reached the 1996 postseason, and Torre batted Jeter in the leadoff spot based on his strong year-long performance.{{cite news|date=October 1, 1996|title=Texas' home haunts visiting Yankees|page=B4|newspaper=Gettysburg Times|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XSMxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4620,348727&dq=derek-jeter+leadoff&hl=en|access-date=June 5, 2012}} During Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series (ALCS), the Yankees trailed the Baltimore Orioles 4–3 in the eighth inning when Jeter hit a fly ball to right field that was ruled a home run by the umpires after 12-year-old fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the wall to catch the ball. Though the ball would have remained in play if not for Maier, and could have been caught by Tony Tarasco, the home run stood as called, tying the game. It marked the first home run of Jeter's postseason career. The Yankees won the game and defeated the Orioles in five games.{{cite news|last=Lapointe|first=Joe|date=April 14, 2006|title=Boy Who Helped Yankees Is a Hit Again|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/14/sports/baseball/14maier.html|access-date=September 11, 2008}} Overall, Jeter batted .361 in the 1996 postseason, helping to lead the Yankees offensively with Bernie Williams, as Wade Boggs, Paul O'Neill, and Tino Martinez struggled. The Yankees defeated the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series to win their first championship since the 1978 World Series.{{cite web|title=1996 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

Following his Rookie of the Year season, Jeter was considered to be among a "new crop" of MLB shortstops on the rise, along with Alex Rodriguez and Nomar Garciaparra, as the careers of older shortstops such as Cal Ripken Jr., Barry Larkin, Ozzie Smith, and Alan Trammell were concluding.{{cite magazine|last=Verducci|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Verducci|date=February 24, 1997|title=Long on Shortstops: The Yankees' Derek Jeter is part of a rich crop of young players who are redefining the position|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1009523/index.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=October 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119074123/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1009523/index.htm|archive-date=January 19, 2012}} Rodriguez, the first overall selection in the 1993 MLB draft, first contacted Jeter about his experiences as a high first-round pick. 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." Rodriguez described Jeter as being "like my brother," even though they were on-field adversaries.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=February 16, 2004|title=Friendship of 2 Stars Is Safe After They Were on the Outs|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/16/sports/baseball-friendship-of-2-stars-is-safe-after-they-were-on-the-outs.html|access-date=July 24, 2012}}

Before the 1997 season, Jeter and the Yankees agreed on a $540,000 contract with performance bonuses.{{cite news|last=Diamos|first=Jason|date=March 11, 1997|title=Yankees And Jeter Reach Agreement|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/11/sports/yankees-and-jeter-reach-agreement.html|access-date=October 25, 2011}} Becoming the Yankees' leadoff batter,{{cite news|date=April 6, 1997|title=McDowell gets 1st start|page=6|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB422FBC935316E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=June 5, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=June 2012}} Jeter batted .291, with 10 home runs, 70 RBIs, 116 runs, and 190 hits.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1548337/2020/01/21/ranking-derek-jeters-hall-of-fame-career-season-by-season/|title=Ranking Derek Jeter's Hall of Fame career, season by season|first=Rustin|last=Dodd|work=The Athletic|date=January 21, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Derek Jeter Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeterde01.shtml|access-date=September 11, 2008|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} Though he hit two home runs during the 1997 American League Division Series, the Yankees lost to the Cleveland Indians, three games to two.{{cite web|title=1997 American League Championship Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_ALCS.shtml|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

Jeter earned $750,000 for the 1998 season.{{cite news|last=Anderson|first=Dave|date=May 31, 1998|title=Sports of The Times; Jeter Is Still The Torres' 'Little Boy' Shortstop|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/31/sports/sports-of-the-times-jeter-is-still-the-torres-little-boy-shortstop.html|access-date=April 18, 2012}} That year, Jeter was selected for his first All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/derek-jeter-recalls-the-1998-yankees-season-c286414436|title=Yankees Magazine: Winning Mentality Derek Jeter recalls the championship mindset that guided the '98 Yankees to greatness|work=MLB.com|first=Alfred|last=Santasiere III|date=July 19, 2018|accessdate=October 22, 2024}} In the regular season, he batted .324 with a league-leading 127 runs, 19 home runs, and 84 RBIs, for a team that won 114 games during the regular season and is widely considered to be one of the greatest of all time.{{cite news|last=Ryan|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Ryan|date=October 23, 1998|title=Yankees best ever: They didn't have stars, just perfect team approach|page=E.1|newspaper=The Boston Globe|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/35310008.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+23%2C+1998&author=Bob+Ryan%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=Yankees+best+ever+They+didn%27t+have+stars%2C+just+perfect+team+approach&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725110847/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/35310008.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+23%2C+1998&author=Bob+Ryan%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=Yankees+best+ever+They+didn%27t+have+stars%2C+just+perfect+team+approach&pqatl=google|archive-date=July 25, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=November 2011}}{{cite web|last=Walker|first=Ben|date=October 22, 1998|title=Are these Yankees the best team ever?|url=http://www.boston.com/news/packages/mlbplayoffs98/best_ever.htm|access-date=August 21, 2014|work=Boston.com}} In the playoffs, Jeter hit only .176 in the 1998 ALDS and ALCS, but batted .353 in the World Series, as the Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres in four games.{{cite web|title=1998 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1998_WS.shtml|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} At season's end, Jeter finished third in voting for the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.{{cite web|title=1998 Awards Voting|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1998.shtml#ALmvp|access-date=December 9, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

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Eligible for salary arbitration for the first time before the 1999 season, Jeter was awarded a $5 million salary.{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Tom|date=February 17, 1999|title=Jeter $5M, Yankees 0: Lock Up Derek Long Term Now|page=|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/1999/02/17/jeter-5m-yankees-0-lock-up-derek-long-term-now/|access-date=April 18, 2012}} 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. His season totals in batting average, runs, hits, runs batted in, doubles (37), triples (9), home runs (24), SLG (.552), and OBP (.438) are all personal bests. Jeter also drove in 102 runs. In the postseason, Jeter batted .455 in the ALDS, .350 in the ALCS, and .353 in the World Series, as the Yankees defeated the Braves to win another championship.{{cite web|title=1999 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

During the 1999–2000 offseason, the Yankees negotiated with Jeter, tentatively agreeing to a seven-year, $118.5 million contract.{{cite web|last=Blum|first=Ronald|date=February 9, 2001|title=Jeter, Yankees Reach Deal|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=99854|access-date=August 21, 2014|work=ABC News}} However, because Steinbrenner did not want to set a record for the largest contract, Steinbrenner waited while Juan González and the Detroit Tigers negotiated on a reported eight-year, $143 million contract extension. When that agreement fell through, so did Jeter's tentative deal. To avoid arbitration, Jeter and the Yankees agreed to a one-year deal worth $10 million.{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Tom|date=February 4, 2000|title=Jeter, Yanks $10M Deal, Avoid Hearing|page=|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2000/02/04/jeter-yanks-10m-dealavoid-hearing/|access-date=November 25, 2011}}

File:Derek Jeter meets USAF Special Ops pilot Capt Bill Denehen on May 11 2000.jpg pilot Capt. Bill Denehen in May 2000]]

Jeter batted a team-best .339 in the 2000 regular season and added 15 home runs, 73 RBIs, 119 runs scored, and 22 stolen bases. In the 2000 MLB All-Star Game, he recorded three hits, including a two-run single that gave his team the lead and victory. The performance earned him the All-Star Game MVP Award, the first time a Yankee won the award.{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=July 12, 2000|title=Baseball; Jeter Gives the Fans an All-Star Performance|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/12/sports/baseball-jeter-gives-the-fans-an-all-star-performance.html|access-date=December 7, 2011}} During the postseason, he batted only .211 in the ALDS against the Oakland Athletics,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_ALDS2.shtml|title=2001 AL Division Series: New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics (3-2)|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=January 27, 2025}} but rebounded to hit .318 in the Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners,{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_ALCS.shtml|title=2001 ALCS: New York Yankees over Seattle Mariners (4-1)|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=January 27, 2025}} and .409 in the World Series against the New York Mets. Jeter added two home runs, a triple, and two doubles in the World Series, including a leadoff home run on the first pitch of Game 4 and a triple later in the third inning.{{cite magazine|date=October 25, 2000|title=Jeter provides spark; Yankees one stop from three-peat|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/2000/world_series/news/2000/10/25/yankees_mets_game4_ap/|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811082750/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/2000/world_series/news/2000/10/25/yankees_mets_game4_ap/|archive-date=August 11, 2013}} His home run in Game 5 tied the game and extended his World Series hitting streak to 14 games.{{cite news|last=Bock|first=Hal|date=October 27, 2000|title=Yankees awed by MVP Jeter|work=CBC Sports|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/yankees-awed-by-mvp-jeter-1.226956|access-date=August 21, 2014}} The Yankees defeated the Mets in five games for their third consecutive title and fourth in Jeter's first five full seasons.{{cite web|title=2000 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml|access-date=December 7, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} Jeter won the World Series MVP Award, becoming the first (and so far only) player to win the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP Awards in the same season.{{cite web|title=MLB Post-Season World Series MVP Awards & All-Star Game MVP Award Winners|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml|access-date=December 7, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

With one year remaining until he would become eligible for free agency, Jeter signed a ten-year, $189 million contract before the 2001 season to remain with the Yankees. Alex Rodriguez had signed a ten-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers earlier in the offseason, setting the market for Jeter's negotiations. Jeter became the second-highest-paid athlete across all team sports and auto racing, trailing only Rodriguez. The $18.9 million average annual value of Jeter's contract was the third-highest in baseball, behind only Rodriguez ($25.2 million) and Manny Ramirez ($20 million).

In 2001, Jeter batted .311 with 21 home runs, 74 RBIs, 110 runs scored, and 27 stolen bases. He played in the 2001 MLB All-Star Game, hitting a home run off of Jon Lieber in his only at bat.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/15/derek-jeter-new-york-yankees-all-star-game|title=Looking back at Derek Jeter's five best All-Star Games: A look back at Derek Jeter's five best All-Star Games, on the verge of the 14th and last of his career|first=Cliff|last=Corcoran|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=July 15, 2014|accessdate=October 22, 2024}} Jeter made a defensive assist in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Athletics. With Jeremy Giambi on first base, Oakland right fielder Terrence Long hit a double off Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina into the right-field corner. 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. Jeter ran from shortstop to grab the ball and flipped it backhanded to catcher Jorge Posada, rather than throwing it overhand.{{cite news|date=July 24, 2002|title=Baseball's most amazing plays|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2002-07-24/cover-side2.htm|access-date=September 8, 2008}} Posada tagged Giambi out on the leg just before he crossed home plate, preserving the Yankees' one-run lead. Facing elimination, the Yankees eventually won the game, as well as the series. The play, known as "The Flip", was later voted seventh in Baseball Weekly{{'}}s 10 Most Amazing Plays of all time, and won the 2002 Best Play ESPY Award.{{cite news|date=July 13, 2003|title=Henderson's big play in running for ESPY|newspaper=The Advocate|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FC4C0F9E8D89D18&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-access=subscription|access-date=November 23, 2011}}

File:911_President_George_W._Bush_at_World_Series,_10302001..jpg before Game 3 of the 2001 World Series]]

As a result of the September 11 attacks, the start of the playoffs was delayed and the season's end was extended past the usual October timeframe. The Yankees advanced to the 2001 World Series to face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Game 4 marked the first time that any non-exhibition MLB game had been played in the month of November. In extra innings, Jeter hit a game-winning home run off of Byung-hyun Kim. The words "Mr. November" flashed on the scoreboard, alluding to former Yankee Reggie Jackson's nickname, "Mr. October". Despite the home run, Jeter slumped at the plate; he denied injuries were a factor, though a fall into a photographer's box trying to catch a foul ball may have aggravated an earlier hamstring injury.{{cite news|last=Dodd|first=Mike|date=October 31, 2001|title=Jeter struggling to reverse slump; Yankees shortstop feels good at plate, confident hits will come|page=C.06|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/87197366.html?dids=87197366:87197366&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+31%2C+2001&author=Mike+Dodd&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Jeter+struggling+to+reverse+slump+%3B+Yankees+shortstop+feels+good+at+plate%2C+confident+hits+will+come&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|access-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725053419/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/87197366.html?dids=87197366:87197366&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+31%2C+2001&author=Mike+Dodd&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Jeter+struggling+to+reverse+slump+%3B+Yankees+shortstop+feels+good+at+plate%2C+confident+hits+will+come&pqatl=google|archive-date=July 25, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=November 2011}} Jeter batted .148 in the World Series, as the Yankees lost in seven games.{{cite web|title=2001 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml|access-date=November 25, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

Jeter batted .297, with 18 home runs, 75 RBIs, 124 runs scored, 191 hits, and a career-best 32 stolen bases during the 2002 regular season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/25/sports/baseball-jeter-s-intangibles-hard-to-quantify.html|title=BASEBALL; Jeter's Intangibles Hard to Quantify|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|work=The New York Times|date=February 25, 2003|accessdate=January 27, 2025}} He led the majors in stolen base percentage (91.4%), getting caught only three times. He made his fifth All-Star appearance. In the 2002 postseason, the Anaheim Angels defeated the Yankees in the ALDS on their way to winning the World Series.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=May 14, 2003|title=Baseball; Jeter Is Back, but Yankees Take the Night Off|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/14/sports/baseball-jeter-is-back-but-yankees-take-the-night-off.html|access-date=April 24, 2012}}

On Opening Day of the 2003 season, Jeter dislocated his left shoulder when he collided with Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ken Huckaby at third base.{{cite news|date=April 1, 2003|title=Jeter suffers dislocated left shoulder in collision|work=ESPN|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2003/0331/1531991.html|access-date=March 5, 2009}} He was placed on the disabled list for six weeks and missed 36 games; he had never played fewer than 148 games in the prior seven full seasons.{{Cite web|last=Antonen|first=Mel|date=April 1, 2003|title=Yanks win after injury takes out Jeter|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/games/2003-03-31-jeter-injury_x.htm|access-date=June 5, 2008|website=USA Today|agency=Associated Press}} Jeter returned to bat .324, finishing third in batting average to Bill Mueller, who batted .326. Ramirez finished second.{{cite web|title=2003 American League Batting Leaders|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2003-batting-leaders.shtml|access-date=November 23, 2011|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}{{cite web|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=October 27, 2003|title=Jeter looks back on 2003: Yankees' captain reflects on tough season|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031027&content_id=595297&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729134041/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031027&content_id=595297&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=July 29, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2016|work=MLB.com}}

Steinbrenner named Jeter the captain of the Yankees on June 3, 2003, following eight seasons without a captain after Don Mattingly retired in 1995.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=June 4, 2003|title=Baseball: Steinbrenner appoints Jeter captain of the Yankees|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/04/sports/baseball-steinbrenner-appoints-jeter-captain-of-the-yankees.html|access-date=October 12, 2009}} That postseason, Jeter batted .314 with two home runs, five RBIs, and 10 runs scored across 17 playoff games, including three hits in Game 3 of the 2003 World Series against the Florida Marlins – the only three hits Josh Beckett allowed during the game.{{cite news|last=Kernan|first=Kevin|date=October 23, 2003|title=Derek Shows His Stripes: Playoffs Turn Jeter Into a Real Tiger|page=94|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2003/10/23/derek-shows-his-stripes-playoffs-turn-jeter-into-a-real-tiger/|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Jeter committed a crucial error in a Game 6 loss, and the Marlins won the series in six games.

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The Yankees acquired Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers during the 2003–04 offseason. Rodriguez had won two Gold Glove Awards at shortstop{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=February 17, 2004|title=Baseball; Yanks Assure Jeter He's Safe at Shortstop|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/17/sports/baseball/17YANK.html|access-date=April 24, 2012}} and was considered the best shortstop in baseball. Jeter—who had no Gold Gloves at the time—remained the team's starting shortstop while Rodriguez moved to third base. Rodriguez's fielding range allowed Jeter to cede ground to his right to Rodriguez and cheat to his left: fielding balls hit to his left is a weakness identified by scouts.{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Benjamin|date=October 15, 2006|title=Beyond the Tumult, Rodriguez Is a Key Contributor|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/sports/baseball/15score.html|access-date=July 18, 2012}} The 2004 season began with Jeter mired in a slump, at one point getting only one hit in a span of 36 at-bats; through April, he batted .168. His batting average improved to .277 by the All-Star break in July.

Jeter made the All-Star team and finished the season with a .292 average; 23 home runs, the second-most of his career; 78 RBIs; 111 runs scored; and a career-best 44 doubles.{{cite news|last=Amore|first=Don|date=October 8, 2004|title=The Tag 'Leader' Still Fits; Jeter Makes His Own Break|page=C.1|newspaper=Hartford Courant|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/709565091.html?dids=709565091:709565091&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+2004&author=DOM+AMORE%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=THE+TAG+%60LEADER%27+STILL+FITS+%3B+JETER+MAKES+HIS+OWN+BREAK&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|access-date=April 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725055642/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/709565091.html?dids=709565091:709565091&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+08%2C+2004&author=DOM+AMORE%3B+Courant+Staff+Writer&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=THE+TAG+%60LEADER%27+STILL+FITS+%3B+JETER+MAKES+HIS+OWN+BREAK&pqatl=google|archive-date=July 25, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=April 2012}} He batted .316 with a team-leading four RBIs as the Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins in the 2004 ALDS.{{cite news|last=Robbins|first=Lenn|date=October 11, 2004|title=Jeter's Making All the Pivotal Plays|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2004/10/11/jeters-making-all-the-pivotal-plays/|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Jeter struggled in the 2004 ALCS, batting .200 with one extra base hit, as the Yankees lost the series to the Red Sox in seven games, despite winning the first three games.{{cite magazine|last=Donovan|first=John|date=October 21, 2004|title=Yankee magic disappears: Bronx Bombers fizzled out as Red Sox exorcise demons|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/21/yankees.collapse/|access-date=April 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731061929/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/john_donovan/10/21/yankees.collapse/|archive-date=July 31, 2013}}

In the 12th inning of a tied game on July 1, 2004, against their rivals, the Boston Red Sox, Trot Nixon hit a pop fly down the left field line. Jeter ran from his position at shortstop and made an over-the-shoulder catch. He launched himself over the third-base side railing and two rows of seats, receiving a lacerated chin and bruised face. The Yankees went on to win the game in the bottom of the 13th inning.{{cite news|date=July 1, 2004|title=Yankees rally following Jeter's heroics|work=ESPN|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=240701110|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040704015624/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=240701110|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2004|access-date=May 14, 2008}} This was voted the Play of the Year in the This Year in Baseball Awards competition, as voted on by fans at MLB.com.{{cite web|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=April 26, 2005|title=Three Yankees honored by fans|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050426&content_id=1029292&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130532/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050426&content_id=1029292&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=June 6, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2009|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} Following the 2004 season, Jeter was presented with his first Gold Glove Award; his diving catch on July 1 was cited as a reason for the award.{{cite news|date=November 2, 2004|title=Detroit's Rodriguez sets Gold Glove mark|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2004-11-02-gold-gloves_x.htm|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Though Jeter was fourth among shortstops in fielding percentage and errors, two traditional fielding statistics, critics pointed to his lower ratings in the more advanced sabermetric statistics, such as range factor and ultimate zone rating (UZR).{{cite news|last=Borden|first=Sam|date=November 3, 2004|title=Jeter's Gold A First For Yanks|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/jeter-gold-yanks-article-1.609568|access-date=July 12, 2012}}

Jeter was second in the AL in runs scored (122) in the 2005 season,{{cite web|title=2005 Baseball Leaderboard|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=0&season=2005&month=0&season1=2005&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2005-01-01&enddate=2005-12-31&sort=11,d|access-date=May 10, 2008|website=FanGraphs|publisher=}} and was third in the league in both at bats (654) and hits (202). Though his critics continued to see Jeter as a liability defensively, he won his second consecutive Gold Glove in 2005. Orlando Cabrera of the Angels had a higher fielding percentage and committed fewer errors, but voters noted that Jeter had more assists.{{cite news|last=Borden|first=Sam|date=November 2, 2005|title=Jeter Catches More Gold. Nets 2nd Straight Glove|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/jeter-catches-gold-nets-2nd-straight-glove-article-1.655662|access-date=August 21, 2014}} Though Jeter batted .333 during the 2005 ALDS, the Yankees lost to the Angels.

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For the 2006 season, the Yankees signed Johnny Damon to play center field and lead off, moving Jeter to the second position in the batting lineup.{{cite news|last=Klapisch|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Klapisch|date=December 21, 2005|title=Damon to give Yanks a major spark. With the addition of Johnny Damon, the Yankees will have a lineup in 2006 that will be a modern-day Murderers' Row|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=2267855|access-date=April 24, 2012}} During the 2006 season, Jeter recorded his 2,000th career hit, becoming the eighth Yankee to reach the milestone.{{cite web|last=Stier|first=Kit|date=May 27, 2006|title=Jeter collects career hit No. 2,000|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060526&content_id=1473280&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621010629/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060526&content_id=1473280&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=June 21, 2008|access-date=September 11, 2008|work=MLB.com}} Jeter finished the season second in the AL in both batting average (.343) and runs scored (118), third in hits (214), and fourth in OBP (.417), earning his seventh All-Star selection.{{cite web|title=2006 Baseball Leaderboard|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=2&season=2006|access-date=May 11, 2008|website=FanGraphs|publisher=}} Jeter batted .500 with one home run in the 2006 ALDS, including a perfect 5-for-5 performance in Game 1, making him the sixth player to record five hits in one postseason game.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=October 4, 2006|title=Yankees 8, Tigers 4: Jeter, as Usual, Saves His Best for October|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/sports/baseball/04yankees.html?ref=sports|access-date=May 17, 2012}} The Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers, three games to one.

Many expected Jeter would win the AL MVP Award for 2006.{{cite web|last=Thesier|first=Kelly|date=November 21, 2006|title=Morneau upsets field in AL MVP race|url=http://www.baseball.ca/morneau-upsets-field-in-al-mvp-race|access-date=March 2, 2018|work=Baseball Canada}} In a close vote, Jeter finished second in the voting to Justin Morneau of the Twins.{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aGOWQ5VYyQeQ&refer=us|title=Twins' Morneau Wins AL MVP Award Over Yankees' Jeter|first=Danielle|last=Sessa|date=November 21, 2006|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=October 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729052900/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aGOWQ5VYyQeQ&refer=us|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}{{refn|Morneau received 15 of the 28 first-place votes, while Jeter received 12. Morneau won the balloting with 320 points to Jeter's 306 points.|group=lower-alpha}} Though he lost the MVP Award, he won the Hank Aaron Award, given for superior offensive performance.{{cite news|date=October 26, 2006|title=Yanks' captain, manager deny tension with A-Rod|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/26/Rays/Yanks__captain__manag.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=April 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107093324/http://www.sptimes.com/2006/10/26/Rays/Yanks__captain__manag.shtml|archive-date=November 7, 2006}} He also won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/sports/baseball/03base.ready.html?_r=1|title=Mussina, Not Wright, Figures in Yanks' Pitching Plans|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 3, 2006|access-date=July 18, 2012}}

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Though the Yankees continued to struggle with postseason failures, Jeter remained a consistent contributor.{{cite news|last=Araton|first=Harvey|date=November 23, 2006|title=Intangibles Separate Rodriguez and Jeter|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/23/sports/baseball/23araton.html|access-date=July 13, 2012}} During the 2007 season, Jeter was third in the AL with 203 hits, his third consecutive season and sixth overall, with at least 200 hits. He also finished ninth in batting average (.322).{{cite web|title=2007 American League Batting Leaders|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2007-batting-leaders.shtml|access-date=May 17, 2012|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} He was selected for his eighth All-Star appearance. In the field, he was involved in turning a career-high 104 double plays. He struggled during the 2007 ALDS, batting 3-for-17 (.176) with one RBI, as the Indians defeated the Yankees.{{cite news|last=Puma|first=Mike|date=October 9, 2007|title=Derek's Flat Fall: No October Magic For Usually Clutch Jeter|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/item_2FiLv4VHclqoAp70rxqYPJ|access-date=April 24, 2012}}

Jeter hit his 400th career double on June 27, 2008,{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=June 27, 2008|title=Giese, Yanks drop Game 1 of twin bill|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080627&content_id=3012989&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209075926/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080627&content_id=3012989&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=December 9, 2008|access-date=September 11, 2008|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} and his 200th home run on July 12.{{cite news|last=Bergeron|first=Tom|date=July 12, 2008|title=Yankees' Jeter hits 200th home run|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/07/yankees_jeter_hits_200th_home.html|access-date=September 22, 2009}} Jeter's slugging percentage (SLG) dropped to .410 in the 2008 season, his lowest mark since 1997. Jeter was elected to his ninth All-Star game as the starting shortstop.{{cite news|last=White|first=Paul|date=July 13, 2008|title=Pinstripes a perfect fit for Yankees All-Star Jeter|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2008-07-13-jeter_N.htm|access-date=November 25, 2011}} He finished the season with a .300 batting average.

Jeter tied Lou Gehrig's record for hits at Yankee Stadium (1,269) with a home run off Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price on September 14, 2008.{{cite news|last=Kennelly|first=Lisa|date=September 14, 2008|title=Derek Jeter ties Gehrig hits mark in New York Yankees' win over Rays; Cano benched|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|url=http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2008/09/jeter_ties_hit_mark_in_new_yan.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729222005/http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2008/09/jeter_ties_hit_mark_in_new_yan.html|archive-date=July 29, 2013}} On September 16, he broke the record against Chicago White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd.{{cite news|last=Robinson|first=Joshua|date=September 17, 2008|title=Yankees Fall, but Jeter Breaks a Gehrig Milestone|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/sports/baseball/17yankees.html|access-date=November 25, 2011}} The Yankees were eliminated from postseason contention,{{cite news|last=Puma|first=Mike|date=September 19, 2008|title=At Least Bombers Will Avoid Another ALDS Defeat|page=114|newspaper=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2008/09/19/at-least-bombers-will-avoid-another-alds-defeat/|access-date=April 24, 2012}} the only full season in Jeter's career where he did not compete in the playoffs. Following the final game in Yankee Stadium history, Jeter made a speech at the request of the Yankees, thanking the Yankees fans for their support—a moment later voted by fans as the Moment of the Year in MLB.com's This Year in Baseball Awards:{{cite web|title=2008 This Year in Baseball Awards: Moment of the Year Nominees|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2008/tyib/index.jsp|access-date=August 1, 2012|work=MLB.com}}

{{Blockquote|From all of us up here, it's a huge honor to put this uniform on every day and come out here and play. Every member of this organization, past and present, has been calling this place home for 85 years. There's a lot of tradition, a lot of history and a lot of memories. The great thing about memories is you're able to pass them along from generation to generation. Although things are going to change next year and we're going to move across the street, there are a few things with the New York Yankees that never change. That's pride, tradition and most of all, we have the greatest fans in the world. We're relying on you to take the memories from this stadium and add them to the new memories we make at the new Yankee Stadium and continue to pass them on from generation to generation. We just want to take this moment to salute you, the greatest fans in the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankee-stadium-word-captain-derek-jeter-article-1.322192|title=Yankee Stadium's last word goes to captain Derek Jeter|newspaper=New York Daily News|first=Mark|last=Feisand|date=September 21, 2008|access-date=August 1, 2012}}}}

For the 2009 season, Yankees manager Joe Girardi switched Jeter and Damon in the batting order, with Damon moving to second and Jeter to the leadoff role.{{cite news|last=King|first=George A.|date=March 27, 2009|title=Girardi Tinkers With Top of Yankees Order|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/girardi_tinkers_with_top_of_yankees_SspwkYIX7keqo4wyTIkfkM|access-date=September 27, 2009}} 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). Defensively, Jeter committed a career-low eight errors, and his .986 fielding percentage was his career best.{{cite news|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=November 10, 2009|title=New York Yankees Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira win Gold Glove awards|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-mark-teixeira-win-gold-glove-awards-article-1.414911|url-status=live|access-date=July 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114012805/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-mark-teixeira-win-gold-glove-awards-article-1.414911|archive-date=January 14, 2013}} The addition of Gold Glove-winning first baseman Mark Teixeira allowed second baseman Robinson Canó to shift his focus to his right, helping Jeter.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=November 10, 2009|title=Jeter, Tex take home Gold Gloves: Captain picks up his fourth; it's first as Yankee for slugger|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091110&content_id=7646624&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528055349/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091110&content_id=7646624&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=May 28, 2012|access-date=July 18, 2012|work=MLB.com}} During the season, the Sporting News named Jeter eighth on their list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball.{{cite news|last=Wolfley|first=Bob|date=May 20, 2009|title=Braun makes greatest list|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/45556307.html|access-date=July 24, 2009}}

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Jeter achieved two career hit milestones in the second half of the 2009 season. 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.{{cite news|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=August 16, 2009|title=Derek Jeter becomes all-time hit leader among shortstops as Yankees routed by Mariners|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-all-time-hit-leader-shortstops-yankees-routed-mariners-article-1.399177|access-date=October 7, 2010}} Then, Jeter became the all-time hits leader as a member of the Yankees (2,722), passing Lou Gehrig on September 11, 2009. The hit was a single off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman in the third inning.{{cite web|last=DiComo|first=Anthony|date=September 12, 2009|title=Jeter passes Gehrig with 2722nd hit|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090911&content_id=6909874&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914041705/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090911&content_id=6909874&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=September 14, 2009|access-date=September 13, 2009|work=MLB.com}}

In the 2009 postseason, Jeter batted .355, including .407 in the 2009 World Series, as he won his fifth World Series championship. He was named Sportsman of the Year for 2009 by Sports Illustrated,{{cite magazine|date=November 30, 2009|title=SI names Derek Jeter 2009 Sportsman of the Year|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/25/derek.jeter/index.html|url-status=dead|access-date=December 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201190714/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/25/derek.jeter/index.html|archive-date=December 1, 2009}} and won the Roberto Clemente Award, Hank Aaron Award,{{cite news|last=McCarron|first=Anthony|date=November 2, 2009|title=New York Yankees' Derek Jeter is well-deserving of Hank Aaron Award|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-well-deserving-hank-aaron-award-article-1.415613|access-date=June 25, 2012}} his fourth Gold Glove Award and his fourth Silver Slugger Award. Jeter also finished third in the AL MVP voting, behind Minnesota's Joe Mauer and Yankee teammate Mark Teixeira.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=November 23, 2009|title=Mauer Near-Unanimous Pick as American League M.V.P|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/sports/baseball/24mauer.html|access-date=November 25, 2011}} It was also the fifth championship for Pettitte, Posada, and Rivera, who along with Jeter were referred to as the "Core Four".{{cite magazine|last=Verducci|first=Tom|date=May 3, 2010|title=So Far, So Good|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1168943/1/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505175509/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1168943/1/index.htm|archive-date=May 5, 2010|access-date=December 1, 2011|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=CNN}}

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.{{cite news|date=April 7, 2010|title=Scutaro's miscue leads to key run in Yankees' win over Red Sox|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300406102|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408041527/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300406102|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2010}} The 2010 season was statistically Jeter's worst in many respects.{{cite news|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=September 14, 2010|title=New York Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long working with Derek Jeter to get captain back on track|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-york-yankees-hitting-coach-kevin-long-working-derek-jeter-captain-back-track-article-1.438707|url-status=live|access-date=November 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017100812/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/new-york-yankees-hitting-coach-kevin-long-working-derek-jeter-captain-back-track-article-1.438707|archive-date=October 17, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Trotta|first=Daniel|date=October 14, 2010|title=Yankee captain Derek Jeter playing for new contract in ALCS|work=Fox News|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/yankee-captain-derek-jeter-playing-for-new-contract-in-alcs/|access-date=July 10, 2012}} The Yankee captain batted .270 with a .340 OBP and .370 SLG, all career lows, as he hit more ground balls than usual.{{cite news|last=Carig|first=Marc|date=April 24, 2012|title=How the Yankees' Derek Jeter has turned back the clock|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2012/04/how_the_yankees_derek_jeter_ha.html|access-date=April 27, 2012}} Despite this, Jeter was elected to start at shortstop in the All-Star Game.{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Roger|last2=Abramson|first2=Mitch|last3=Botte|first3=Peter|date=July 5, 2010|title=Yankees manager Joe Girardi plans to get lefty Andy Pettitte on American League All-Star team roster|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-07-05/sports/27069067_1_jeter-and-rivera-phil-hughes-robinson-cano|url-status=dead|access-date=December 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730141320/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-07-05/sports/27069067_1_jeter-and-rivera-phil-hughes-robinson-cano|archive-date=July 30, 2012}} He rebounded to bat .342 in his last 79 at-bats after making adjustments to his swing with the help of Kevin Long, the Yankees hitting coach, who had successfully helped Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson make adjustments that improved their production. With Long, Jeter changed the way he strode with his left leg.{{Cite news|last=Murti|first=Sweeny|date=November 4, 2010|title=Sweeny Says: A Decade With Derek|work=CBS New York|publisher=|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/4/sweeny-says-a-decade-with-derek/|access-date=March 8, 2011}} Following the season, Jeter won his fifth Gold Glove award.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=November 9, 2010|title=Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041110&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117215137/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041110&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 17, 2010|access-date=March 8, 2011|work=MLB.com}} Jeter committed six errors during the season, his lowest total in 15 full seasons.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=November 10, 2010|title=Jeter's Gold Glove an Error, Metric Indicates|page=B19|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/sports/baseball/10bats.html?ref=todayspaper|access-date=November 10, 2010|quote=Jeter committed six errors this season, his lowest total in 15 full seasons.}}

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After the 2010 season, Jeter became a free agent for the first time in his career. At age 36, Jeter appeared to be in decline; Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus suggested that Jeter, once a "good, not great" shortstop, had declined to become "below average" defensively, to the extent that he would likely need to change positions; Cashman later acknowledged that Jeter might need to shift to the outfield.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=January 25, 2011|title=Cashman: Jeter could move to outfield in future: But Yankees general manager says 'he's our shortstop' now|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110125&content_id=16497734&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127170054/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110125&content_id=16497734&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=January 27, 2011|access-date=July 10, 2012|work=MLB.com}} Though Jeter stated that he wanted to remain with the Yankees, negotiations became tense. Jeter's agent, Casey Close, stated that he was "baffled" by the Yankees' approach to the negotiations, and Cashman, now the team's general manager, responded publicly that Jeter should test the open market to ascertain his value, which angered Jeter.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=December 7, 2010|title=Jeter drama ends with signed three-year pact|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101207&content_id=16270452&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208230506/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101207&content_id=16270452&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=December 8, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2010|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} According to reports, Jeter initially sought a four-year contract worth between $23 million and $25 million per season.{{cite web|last=Matthews|first=Wallace|date=August 20, 2015|title=Brian Cashman wanted to dump Derek Jeter? What else is new?|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/88649/brian-cashman-was-prepared-to-dump-derek-jeter-what-else-is-new|access-date=August 20, 2015|work=ESPN|publisher=}} He reached an agreement with the Yankees on a three-year contract for $51 million with an option for a fourth year. He spent the offseason working with Long on adjustments to his swing.{{cite news|last=Shpigel|first=Ben|date=January 28, 2011|title=To Increase Production, Jeter Tries Subtracting a Step|page=D1|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/sports/baseball/29jeter.html?_r=1&ref=sports|access-date=January 28, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=February 24, 2012|title=For Jeter, nothing less than excellence will do|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120224&content_id=26837156&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226003628/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120224&content_id=26837156&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=February 26, 2012|access-date=June 25, 2012|work=MLB.com}}

The adjustments left Jeter frustrated, as he batted .242 in the first month of the 2011 season.{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=Wallace|date=March 2, 2012|title=Jeter may be more like Ali than he thinks: The Captain could have something other than greatness in common with the Champ|work=ESPN|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7612606/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-lot-muhammad-ali|access-date=June 25, 2012}} As he struggled, it appeared that the 2011 season was the continuation of Jeter's decline.{{cite news|last=Shpigel|first=Ben|date=May 3, 2011|title=Under a Microscope, Jeter Has a Powerless Start|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/sports/baseball/04jeter.html|access-date=July 17, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Silver|first=Nate|author-link=Nate Silver|date=May 7, 2011|title=Derek Jeter and the Curse of Age|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/weekinreview/08silver.html|access-date=July 17, 2012}} Jeter broke Rickey Henderson's franchise record for stolen bases when he stole his 327th base against the Mariners on May 28, 2011.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=May 28, 2011|title=Jeter passes Rickey as Yankees' steals leader|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110528&content_id=19697362¬ebook_id=19710538&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530010308/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110528&content_id=19697362¬ebook_id=19710538&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=May 30, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} He suffered a calf injury on June 13 that required his fifth stint on the 15-day disabled list, and his first since 2003.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=June 15, 2011|title=Yankees decide to place Jeter on DL|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110614&content_id=20465992&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616132815/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110614&content_id=20465992&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=June 16, 2011|access-date=May 24, 2012|work=MLB.com}}{{cite news|last=Costello|first=Brian|date=June 26, 2011|title=Jeter working way back to Yankees – slowly|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/jeter_working_way_back_slowly_t2DFeL7l6vduFpIlxFGN1K|access-date=July 9, 2011}} At that point, he was batting .260 for the 2011 season with a .649 OPS.{{cite news|last=Bradley|first=Jeff|date=September 21, 2011|title=Yankees should hit Derek Jeter leadoff through postseason|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/09/bradley_yankees_should_hit_der.html|access-date=October 7, 2011}} Rehabilitating from his injury in Tampa, Jeter worked on his swing with Denbo, his former minor league manager.{{cite news|last=Boland|first=Erik|date=August 16, 2011|title=DL stint helped Jeter's hitting|newspaper=Newsday|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/dl-stint-helped-jeter-s-hitting-1.3101963|access-date=April 24, 2012}}{{cite web|last=Justice|first=Richard|date=April 24, 2012|title=Jeter defying all who wrote him off|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120423&content_id=29486890&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504095910/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120423&content_id=29486890&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=May 4, 2012|access-date=April 24, 2012|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} With Denbo, Jeter returned to the mechanics he used in his minor league days. Following his activation from the disabled list, he hit .326 with an .806 OPS in his last 64 games of the season. Jeter finished the year with a .297 batting average, six home runs, 61 runs batted in, 84 runs, and 16 stolen bases. He credited the turnaround to his work with Denbo; Long acknowledged that his attempt to adjust Jeter's swing did not work.

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On July 9, 2011, Jeter recorded his 3,000th career hit, a home run off of David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays. Jeter finished the day with five hits in five at-bats, the second player to have five hits on the day he achieved his 3,000th hit (the first was Craig Biggio).{{cite news|last=Tomase|first=John|date=July 10, 2011|title=Jeter heroics mirror Biggio|page=10|newspaper=Boston Herald|url=http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2011/07/jeter%E2%80%99s_heroics_mirror_biggio|url-status=live|access-date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017100811/http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2011/07/jeter%E2%80%99s_heroics_mirror_biggio|archive-date=October 17, 2015}} He also became the second player to hit a home run for his 3,000th hit, Wade Boggs having done so in 1999. The last of Jeter's five hits proved to be the game-winning hit. He is the only member of the 3,000 hit club to record all of his hits with the New York Yankees.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=July 9, 2011|title=Derek Jeter joins elite group with 3,000th hit|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110614&content_id=20463750&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711125410/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110614&content_id=20463750&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=July 11, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011|work=MLB.com}} Jeter joined Honus Wagner as only the second regular shortstop to reach the 3,000 hit plateau.{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=July 9, 2011|title=Jeter Reaches Fabled 3,000, and It's a Blast|page=A1|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/sports/baseball/jeter-relentlessly-consistent-reaches-3000-hits-with-a-home-run.html?_r=1|access-date=July 24, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Matuszewski|first=Erik|date=July 10, 2011|title=Derek Jeter Ends Quest for 3,000 With Home Run Against Rays|work=Businessweek|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-10/derek-jeter-ends-quest-for-3-000-with-home-run-against-rays.html|url-status=dead|access-date=May 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131173529/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-10/derek-jeter-ends-quest-for-3-000-with-home-run-against-rays.html|archive-date=January 31, 2012}}{{refn|Though Honus Wagner was primarily a shortstop, he also played other infield positions as well as the outfield. Cal Ripken Jr. reached 3,000 after he had moved to third base. Robin Yount reached the milestone after moving to center field, where he spent almost half his career.{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Ben |title=Derek Jeter, on the verge of 3,000 hits, is the greatest shortstop in major league history |date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=masslive.com |url=http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/derek_jeter_greatest_shortstop_of_all_time.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613040653/http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/derek_jeter_greatest_shortstop_of_all_time.html |archive-date=June 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Some consider Jeter the third regular shortstop to reach 3,000 along with Wagner and Ripken.{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |title=A Yankees Footnote to Jeter's Quest for 3,000 |date=June 27, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/sports/baseball/dave-anderson-yankees-footnote-to-jeters-quest-for-3000.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526001051/https://www.webcitation.org/67xRLWQOE?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/sports/baseball/dave-anderson-yankees-footnote-to-jeters-quest-for-3000.html%3F_r=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=dead }}|group=lower-alpha}} Only Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Robin Yount were younger than Jeter on the day of their 3,000th hit. MLB and HBO produced Derek Jeter 3K, a documentary that profiled his path to 3,000 hits and originally aired on July 28, 2011.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Mark|date=July 28, 2011|title=Jeter's HBO special premieres: Unique inside access gives new insight on Yankees' captain|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110728&content_id=22421472&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107051456/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110728&content_id=22421472&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 7, 2012|access-date=August 19, 2011|work=MLB.com}}

Fatigued from the stress of chasing 3,000 career hits and wanting to rest his calf, Jeter opted not to attend the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Barbara|date=July 8, 2011|title=Jeter to skip All-Star Game|newspaper=Newsday|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/jeter-to-skip-all-star-game-1.3013374|access-date=July 12, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=July 14, 2011|title=Derek Jeter clarifies All-Star absence|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6770218/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-explains-decision-skip-all-star-game-festivities|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915112726/http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6770218/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-explains-decision-skip-all-star-game-festivities|archive-date=September 15, 2011}} Jeter and Posada played their 1,660th game together on July 14, 2011, breaking the previous franchise record of 1,659 by Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri.{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=July 14, 2011|title=Jeter, Posada set appearance record|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110714&content_id=21785778¬ebook_id=21803042&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717025629/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110714&content_id=21785778¬ebook_id=21803042&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=July 17, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2011|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} Jeter played his 2,402nd game with the Yankees on August 29, 2011, breaking Mickey Mantle's record for most games played as a Yankee.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=August 29, 2011|title=Jeter adds games played to his Yanks records|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110828&content_id=23856358¬ebook_id=23857254&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008032804/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110828&content_id=23856358¬ebook_id=23857254&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=October 8, 2012|access-date=August 29, 2011|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} He finished the 2011 season with 162 hits, his 16th consecutive season with 150 hits, which tied him with Pete Rose for the second-most consecutive 150-hit seasons, one behind Hank Aaron for the MLB record.{{cite news|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=September 15, 2010|title=Rapid Reaction: Mariners 2, Yankees 1 (12)|work=ESPN|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/23560/page/RapidReaction/rapid-reaction-mariners-2-yankees-1-12-innings|access-date=October 7, 2011}} Jeter was honored with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, given in recognition of charitable endeavors.{{cite web|last=Berry|first=Adam|date=January 18, 2012|title=Jeter honored with Lou Gehrig Memorial Award|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120118&content_id=26386450&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121034729/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120118&content_id=26386450&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=January 21, 2012|access-date=April 10, 2012|work=MLB.com}}

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Despite continuing concerns about his age, the beginning of the 2012 season saw Jeter on a hot streak: he batted .420 through April 25.{{cite web|title=Derek Jeter 2012 Batting Game Logs|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=jeterde01&t=b&year=2012|access-date=August 31, 2020|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} Rodriguez commented that Jeter is playing as he did in 1999, while Girardi said Jeter looks like he is 25 years old.{{cite news|last=Hawkins|first=Stephen|date=April 23, 2012|title=Jeter gets 4 hits for Yankees in 7–4 win at Texas|work=Yahoo!|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://news.yahoo.com/jeter-gets-4-hits-yankees-7-4-win-031812206--mlb.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427030738/http://news.yahoo.com/jeter-gets-4-hits-yankees-7-4-win-031812206--mlb.html|archive-date=April 27, 2012}} 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.{{cite news|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=July 10, 2012|title=Jeter passes Mantle|work=ESPN|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/39545/jeter-passes-mantle|access-date=July 12, 2012}} Jeter went 1-for-2 in the game, moving into fourth all-time with a .458 average among players with a minimum of 12 plate appearances in the All-Star Game.{{cite news|last=Jenks|first=Jayson|date=July 11, 2012|title=Back in game, Derek Jeter rises on star chart|work=Detroit Free Press|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20120711/SPORTS02/207110427/Back-in-game-Derek-Jeter-new-york-yankees-all-star-game|url-status=live|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714080833/http://www.freep.com/article/20120711/SPORTS02/207110427/Back-in-game-Derek-Jeter-new-york-yankees-all-star-game|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}

Jeter finished the 2012 season with the most hits in MLB (216).{{cite web|title=2012 Major League Baseball Batting Leaders|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2012-batting-leaders.shtml|access-date=October 14, 2012|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} 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.{{cite web|last=Rumberg|first=Howie|date=September 15, 2012|title=Price, Rays beat Yankees, stay close in AL East|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/price-rays-beat-yankees-stay-024536661--mlb.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918164650/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/price-rays-beat-yankees-stay-024536661--mlb.html|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=August 21, 2014|website=Yahoo! Sports|publisher=Associated Press}} After hitting .364 in the 2012 ALDS, Jeter fractured his left ankle during Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers reaching for a ground ball, an injury which ended his season.{{Cite web|last=King III|first=George A.|date=October 14, 2012|title=Jeter breaks ankle, Yankees fall in 12 after miracle four-run comeback|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/jeter_carried_comeback_field_yankees_aC9Wez9zVwl2jwNM4rNMJM|access-date=October 14, 2012|website=New York Post}} Jeter had received a cortisone shot to treat a bone bruise in his left foot in September, which could have contributed to the break. Jeter had surgery on his broken left ankle on October 20, with an expected recovery time of four to five months.{{cite web|date=October 17, 2012|title=Derek Jeter To Have Surgery on Ankle; Will Likely Need 4 To 5 Months To Recover|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/17/derek-jeter-to-have-surgery-on-ankle-will-likely-need-4-to-5-months-to-recover/|access-date=October 17, 2012|website=CBS New York|publisher=}}

While rehabilitating, Jeter suffered a small crack in the area of his previous ankle fracture. As a result, Jeter began the 2013 season on the disabled list.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=April 18, 2013|title=Derek Jeter out until after All-Star break|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130418&content_id=45146236|access-date=April 18, 2013|work=MLB.com}}{{cite web|date=April 18, 2013|title=Derek Jeter has new ankle fracture, report says|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22017261/derek-jeter-has-new-ankle-fracture-report-says|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420082827/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22017261/derek-jeter-has-new-ankle-fracture-report-says|archive-date=April 20, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2013|website=MyFoxNY|publisher=}} The Yankees activated Jeter on July 11,{{cite web|last=Lennon|first=David|date=July 11, 2013|title=Derek Jeter to return to Yankees on Thursday|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-to-return-to-yankees-on-thursday-1.5665944?qr=1|access-date=July 11, 2013|website=Newsday|publisher=}} but after playing in one game, Jeter returned to the disabled list with a quadriceps strain.{{cite web|last=Snyder|first=Matt|date=July 19, 2013|title=Yankees place Derek Jeter on disabled list|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/22817958/yankees-place-derek-jeter-on-disabled-list|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005162942/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/22817958/yankees-place-derek-jeter-on-disabled-list|archive-date=October 5, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2013|website=CBS Sports|publisher=}} He returned to the Yankees lineup on July 28, hitting a home run on the first pitch off of Matt Moore of Tampa Bay.{{cite web|date=July 28, 2013|title=Jeter Returns To Yankees Lineup, Ends Team's HR Dry Spell|url=http://www.ny1.com/content/sports/sports_news/186220/jeter-returns-to-yankees-lineup--ends-team-s-hr-dry-spell|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021056/http://www.ny1.com/content/sports/sports_news/186220/jeter-returns-to-yankees-lineup--ends-team-s-hr-dry-spell|archive-date=October 5, 2013|access-date=July 28, 2013|website=NY1|publisher=}} Jeter was again placed on the 15-day disabled list on August 5 due to a Grade 1 calf strain, and after a brief return to the lineup, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list for a third time on September 11 due to problems with his ankle, ending his season.{{cite web|last=Ginsburg|first=David|date=September 11, 2013|title=Derek Jeter placed on Disabled List for injured ankle essentially ending season|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/sports/pro/baseball&id=9244582|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913020035/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news%2Fsports%2Fpro%2Fbaseball&id=9244582|archive-date=September 13, 2013|access-date=September 11, 2013|website=WABC-TV|publisher=}} On September 14, 2013, Jeter was transferred to the 60-day disabled list.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=September 14, 2013|title=Phelps reinstated from DL to bolster bullpen|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130914&content_id=60567644¬ebook_id=60567652&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916192613/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130914&content_id=60567644¬ebook_id=60567652&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=September 16, 2013|access-date=September 16, 2013|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} Jeter batted .190 in only 17 games played during the 2013 season.{{cite web|last=White|first=Paul|date=September 11, 2013|title=Derek Jeter's season over|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2013/09/11/derek-jeter-yankees-injury-season-over/2801329/|access-date=September 11, 2013|work=USA Today}}

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Jeter re-signed with the Yankees on a one-year, $12 million contract for the 2014 season.{{Cite web|last=Nowak|first=Joey|date=November 1, 2013|title=Yankees re-sign Jeter for one-year, $12 million|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-re-sign-jeter-for-one-year-12-million/c-63611710|access-date=December 28, 2013|website=MLB.com}} Jeter announced on his Facebook page on February 12, 2014, that the 2014 season would be his last.{{Cite web|last1=Rovell|first1=Darren|last2=Weinbaum|first2=Willie|date=February 12, 2014|title=Derek Jeter says '14 will be last year|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10444978/derek-jeter-says-2014-last-season-via-facebook-post|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=ESPN|language=en}} During his final season, each opposing team honored Jeter with a gift during his final visit to their city, which has included donations to Jeter's charity, the Turn 2 Foundation.{{cite web|last=Kuty|first=Brendan|date=May 15, 2014|title=Derek Jeter's farewell tour gifts|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/05/look_derek_jeters_farewell_tour_gifts.html|access-date=July 14, 2014|work=NJ.com}}

On July 10, Jeter recorded his 1,000th career multi-hit game, becoming the fourth player to do so.{{cite web|last=Chuck|first=Bill|date=July 11, 2014|title=Derek Jeter now has 1000 regular season multi-hit games|url=http://www.gammonsdaily.com/derek-jeter-now-has-1000-regular-season-multi-hit-games/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719030525/http://www.gammonsdaily.com/derek-jeter-now-has-1000-regular-season-multi-hit-games/|archive-date=July 19, 2014|access-date=August 6, 2014|work=Daily Gammons|publisher=Trumedia Networks}} He was elected to start at shortstop in the 2014 All-Star Game, and batted leadoff for the AL.{{cite web|last=Kuty|first=Brendan|date=July 14, 2014|title=2014 MLB All-Star Game: Yankees' Derek Jeter will bat leadoff in final appearance|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/07/2014_mlb_all-star_game_yankees_derek_jeter_will_bat_leadoff_in_final_appearance.html|access-date=July 14, 2014|work=NJ.com}} Jeter went 2-for-2, scored one run and received two standing ovations in the four innings he played at the 2014 All-Star Game.{{cite web|date=July 15, 2014|title=Derek Jeter Scores 1 Run, Receives 2 Standing Ovations in All-Star Game|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/derek-jeter-scores-1-run-receives-2-standing-ovations-in-all-star-game/|access-date=July 16, 2014|website=CBS New York}} 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). At 40, Jeter also became the oldest player to have two or more hits in an All-Star Game.{{cite web|last1=Hoch|first1=Bryan|date=July 15, 2014|title=Jeter goes out in style to fitting All-Star farewell|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/derek-jeter-goes-out-in-style-to-fitting-all-star-game-farewell?ymd=20140715&content_id=84832774&vkey=news_mlb|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725204003/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/derek-jeter-goes-out-in-style-to-fitting-all-star-game-farewell?ymd=20140715&content_id=84832774&vkey=news_mlb|archive-date=July 25, 2014|access-date=July 16, 2014|website=MLB.com|publisher=MLB Advanced Media}}

In July, Jeter broke Omar Vizquel's MLB career record of 2,609 games started at shortstop, and Gehrig's franchise career record of 534 doubles.{{cite web|last=Kring-Schreifels|first=Jake|date=July 23, 2014|title=Jeter atop Yanks' doubles list with No. 535: Captain passes Gehrig with ninth-inning drive down left-field line off Cotts|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/derek-jeter-atop-yankees-all-time-doubles-list-with-no-535?content_id=85802252|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061305/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/derek-jeter-atop-yankees-all-time-doubles-list-with-no-535?content_id=85802252|archive-date=August 8, 2014|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=MLB.com}} On July 17, Derek scored the 1,900th run of his career becoming the 10th player in MLB history to do so.{{cite web|last=Sinins|first=Lee|date=June 18, 2014|title=Stats report: Derek Jeter scores his 1900th career run|url=http://www.gammonsdaily.com/stats-report-derek-jeter-scores-his-1900th-career-run/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624095914/http://www.gammonsdaily.com/stats-report-derek-jeter-scores-his-1900th-career-run/|archive-date=June 24, 2014|access-date=August 21, 2014|website=Gammons Daily|publisher=}} Jeter passed Carl Yastrzemski for seventh place on MLB's all-time career hit list on July 28{{cite web|last=Kuty|first=Brendan|date=July 28, 2014|title=Yankees' Derek Jeter passes Red Sox's Carl Yastrzemski on all-time hits list|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/07/yankees_derek_jeter_passes_red_soxs_carl_yastrzemski_on_all-time_hits_list.html|access-date=August 6, 2014|work=NJ.com}} and on August 11 he passed Honus Wagner climbing to sixth on the all-time hits list.{{cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=August 19, 2014|title=Jeter's 'hit' that tied Wagner ruled an error Jeter's 'hit' that tied Wagner ruled an error|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/78968/jeters-hit-that-tied-wagner-ruled-an-error|access-date=September 5, 2014|work=ESPN}}

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The Yankees honored Jeter with a pregame tribute on September 7.{{cite web|last1=Hoch|first1=Bryan|last2=Collier|first2=Jamal|date=July 18, 2014|title=Yanks to honor Jeter's career on Sept. 7|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140718&content_id=85129604¬ebook_id=85130102&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724025759/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140718&content_id=85129604¬ebook_id=85130102&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy|archive-date=July 24, 2014|access-date=August 6, 2014|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}}{{Cite web|last=Marchand|first=Andrew|date=September 7, 2014|title=Derek Jeter honored, thanks fans|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11482918/derek-jeter-honored-new-york-yankees|access-date=September 7, 2014|website=ESPN}} Beginning with that day's game, the Yankees wore a patch on their hats and uniforms honoring Jeter for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|last=Novy-Williams|first=Eben|date=September 2, 2014|title=Yankees to Celebrate Jeter With Uniform Patch for Final 22 Games|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-02/yankees-to-celebrate-jeter-with-uniform-patch-for-final-22-games.html|access-date=September 5, 2014|work=Bloomberg}}{{cite web|last=Kuty|first=Brendan|date=September 2, 2014|title=Yankees will wear Derek Jeter patch|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/09/yankees_will_wear_derek_jeter_patch.html|access-date=September 5, 2014|work=NJ.com}} 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."{{cite press release|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/derek-jeter-honored-with-commissioners-historic-achievement-award/c-96046376|title=Derek Jeter honored with Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award|publisher=Major League Baseball|date=September 23, 2014|access-date=September 24, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031104859/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/96046376/derek-jeter-honored-with-commissioners-historic-achievement-award/|archive-date=October 31, 2017}}

During Jeter's final series at Yankee Stadium, Louisville Slugger announced they would retire their "P72" model baseball bat, the bat Jeter uses, though it will be sold under the name "DJ2," in Jeter's honor.{{cite web|date=September 24, 2014|title=Louisville Slugger retires P72 bat model in honor of Derek Jeter|url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/96195366/louisville-slugger174-retires-p72-bat-model-in-honor-of-derek-jeter|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929065148/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/96195366/louisville-slugger174-retires-p72-bat-model-in-honor-of-derek-jeter|archive-date=September 29, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2014|website=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}} The average ticket price for Jeter's final home game, on September 25, reached $830 on the secondary market.{{cite news|last=Feuer|first=Alan|date=September 25, 2014|title=As Era Ends, Derek Jeter's Fans Fill the Seats, No Matter the Cost|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/nyregion/a-shortstop-and-the-creator-of-the-jeter-superfan.html?_r=0|access-date=September 26, 2014}} In his final game at Yankee Stadium, Jeter hit a walk-off single against Orioles pitcher Evan Meek to win the game, 6–5.{{cite news|last1=Araton|first1=Harvey|date=September 25, 2014|title=Of All His Numbers, the One on Jeter's Back Matters Most|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/sports/baseball/feeling-the-impact-of-derek-jeters-numbers-especially-the-one-on-his-back.html|access-date=September 25, 2014}}

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.{{cite web|last=Nightengale|first=Bob|date=September 26, 2014|title=Derek Jeter's unbelievable closing act at Yankee Stadium|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/09/25/derek-jeter-final-home-game-game-winning-rbi/16242129/|access-date=September 26, 2014|work=USA Today}} The Red Sox honored Jeter with a pregame ceremony including Red Sox retired stars Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Luis Tiant and Rico Petrocelli, the Boston Bruins' Bobby Orr, New England Patriots receiver Troy Brown and the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, while many Boston fans at Fenway Park loudly cheered for Jeter and gave him a standing ovation.{{cite web|last=Rubin|first=Roger|date=September 29, 2014|title=Boston legends Bobby Orr and Carl Yastrzemski headline Red Sox salute Derek Jeter|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/jeter-career-ends-infield-hit-boston-red-sox-salute-retiring-yankee-captain-article-1.1955842|access-date=July 22, 2019|website=New York Daily News}} In his final at-bat, he hit an RBI infield single against Clay Buchholz, before being substituted for pinch runner Brian McCann;{{cite news|last=Kepner|first=Tyler|date=September 28, 2014|title=In Enemy Territory, a Farewell Comes With a Warm Embrace|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/sports/baseball/derek-jeter-plays-final-game-at-a-friendly-fenway-park.html|access-date=July 3, 2016}} he received an ovation from the Red Sox fans as he exited the field.{{cite web|last=Axisa|first=Mike|date=September 28, 2014|title=Video: Derek Jeter exits to ovation after hitting single in final at-bat|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/video-derek-jeter-exits-to-ovation-after-hitting-single-in-final-at-bat/|access-date=July 3, 2016|work=CBS Sports}}

Jeter started at shortstop for the United States national baseball team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He hit 9-for-20 (.450) and scored five runs in six games. Only teammate Ken Griffey Jr. (.524) and Cuba's Yoandy Garlobo (.480) had a higher batting average with a minimum of 20 at-bats.{{cite web|date=March 21, 2006|title=World Baseball Classic Statistics – 2006|url=http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_bat&lid=160|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120216013709/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_bat&lid=160|archive-date=February 16, 2012|access-date=March 21, 2006|website=World Baseball Classic|publisher=}} Jeter's play earned him recognition as the shortstop selection on the All-Tournament Team.{{Cite web|last=Perry|first=Dayn|date=March 23, 2017|title=World Baseball Classic: Previous champs, results, medal count, MVPs, All-WBC teams|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-previous-champs-results-medal-count-mvps-all-wbc-teams/|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=CBS Sports|language=en}}

In the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Jeter again started at shortstop. He was named captain of the United States team by manager Davey Johnson, and he batted 8-for-29 (.276) in eight games.{{cite web|title=World Baseball Classic Statistics – 2009|url=http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/stats/index.jsp?team=wbc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120215235346/http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/stats/index.jsp?team=wbc|archive-date=February 15, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2012|website=World Baseball Classic|publisher=}} Jeter and the United States team faced the Yankees at Steinbrenner Field in an exhibition game, the only time Jeter played against the Yankees.{{cite news|last=McCarron|first=Anthony|date=March 3, 2009|title=Derek Jeter KOs Yankees in 'strange' uniform for World Baseball Classic|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-kos-yankees-strange-uniform-world-baseball-classic-article-1.366002|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214015937/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-kos-yankees-strange-uniform-world-baseball-classic-article-1.366002|archive-date=December 14, 2013}}

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Jeter is considered to be one of the most consistent baseball players of all time.{{cite web|last=McDonnell|first=Wayne G. Jr.|date=August 31, 2012|title=Baseball is a Game of Adjustments and Derek Jeter has Mastered the Art|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynemcdonnell/2012/08/31/baseball-is-a-game-of-adjustments-and-derek-jeter-has-mastered-the-art/|access-date=October 12, 2013|work=Forbes}} For his career, he averaged 204 hits, 113 runs scored and 21 stolen bases per 162 games. He is currently sixth on the all-time hits list in MLB history.{{cite web|date=January 1, 2009|title=Career Leaders & Records for Hits|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml|access-date=August 21, 2014|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}} Highly competitive, Jeter once said, "If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy!, I hate to lose."{{Cite news|last=Geffner|first=Michael P.|date=November 22, 2006|title=Jeter don't care 'bout stinkin' metal|work=Times Herald-Record|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/SPORTS/611220350|url-status=live|access-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729023302/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/SPORTS/611220350|archive-date=July 29, 2013}} Jeter has been viewed as one of the best players of his generation.{{cite web|last1=Schlegel|first1=John|last2=Bollinger|first2=Rhett|date=September 12, 2009|title=Jeter's feat recognized around MLB: Players, coaches respect what shortstop has done for game|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6882850&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915192520/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6882850&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=September 15, 2009|access-date=October 14, 2009|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}}

An aggressive hitter, Jeter swung at most pitches in the strike zone and many near it. Though right-handed hitters often pull the ball into left field, Jeter's signature inside-out swing, dubbed the "Jeterian Swing",{{cite news|last=Mazzeo|first=Mike|date=June 13, 2011|title=Derek Jeter pulls within 7 hits of 3,000|work=ESPN|publisher=|url=https://www.espn.com/newyork/mlb/news/story?id=6654029|access-date=October 25, 2011}} resulted in most of his hits going to center and right field. Similarly, most of his home runs were hit to right field rather than to center or to left, as his swing took advantage of Yankee Stadium's close right-field fences.{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Shan|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin|last3=Ward|first3=Joe|date=July 9, 2011|title=Derek Jeter Joins an Exclusive Club|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/06/15/sports/baseball/jeter-3000-hits.html|access-date=July 10, 2011}}

{{quote box|quote="Derek Jeter has always been above the fray. As someone who's wallowed in it, 'foot-in-mouthed' it hundreds of times, said dumb things and backed up dumber ones, it's refreshing. He's shown up, played, and turned in a first-ballot Hall of Fame career in the hardest environment in sports to do any/all of the above."|source= —Curt Schilling, September 14, 2009{{cite web|url=http://38pitches.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/congratulations-derek-jeter/|title=Congratulations, Derek Jeter|last=Schilling|first=Curt|publisher=38pitches.com|date=September 14, 2009|access-date=September 15, 2009}}|width = 25em|align = right}}

Jeter is also known for his professionalism. In an age where professional athletes often found themselves in personal scandals, he mostly avoided major controversy in a high-profile career in New York City while maintaining a strong work ethic.{{cite journal|url=https://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201104/derek-jeter-seth-mnookin|title=Derek Jeter's Swinging Years|journal=GQ|author-link=Seth Mnookin|first=Seth|last=Mnookin|date=March 15, 2011|issue=April 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011|archive-date=October 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014112119/http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201104/derek-jeter-seth-mnookin|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Kurkjian|first=Tim|author-link=Tim Kurkjian|date=June 2, 2005|title=There's Jeter ... and then everyone else|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=2073780|access-date=July 13, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Ortiz|first=Eric|date=September 10, 2009|title=Love Him or Hate Him, Derek Jeter Is the Pride of Professional Sports|work=NESN|publisher=|url=http://www.nesn.com/2009/09/love-him-or-hate-him-derek-jeter-is-the-pride-of-professional-sports.html|access-date=October 31, 2011}} Due to his style of play, opponents and teammates held him in high esteem. A clubhouse leader, Jeter often defused confrontations between teammates.

Jeter is noted for his postseason performances and has earned the titles of "Captain Clutch", and "Mr. November" due to his outstanding postseason play.{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tom_verducci/10/04/yankee.doodle.dandy/|title=Jeter displays his postseason form|first=Tom|last=Verducci|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=October 4, 2006|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116162820/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tom_verducci/10/04/yankee.doodle.dandy/|archive-date=November 16, 2006}}{{cite news|last=Zillgitt|first=Jeff|date=October 22, 2003|title=Jeter turns on jets in time for postseason push|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/zillgitt/2003-10-22-zillgitt_x.htm|access-date=May 22, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Eichenberger|first=Bill|date=October 8, 2009|title=Fitting that Jeter's HR christened new Stadium's playoff debut|work=Sporting News|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2009-10-07/fitting-jeter-s-hr-christened-new-stadium-s-playoff-debut|url-status=live|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927192137/http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2009-10-07/fitting-jeter-s-hr-christened-new-stadium-s-playoff-debut|archive-date=September 27, 2012}} He had a career .309 postseason batting average, and a .321 batting average in the World Series. Except for 2008, 2013 and 2014, the Yankees qualified for the postseason every year of Jeter's major league career. He holds MLB postseason records for games played (158), plate appearances (734), at-bats (650), hits (200), singles (143), doubles (32), triples (5), runs scored (111), total bases (302) and strikeouts (135). 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).{{cite web|title=All-time and Single-Season Postseason Batting Leaders|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/Playoffs_batting.shtml|access-date=June 27, 2012|website=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference}}

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Jeter won five Gold Glove Awards, trailing only Vizquel, Ozzie Smith, Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, and Mark Belanger for most by a shortstop.{{cite web|title=Multiple Winners of the Gold Glove Award|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml#multi|access-date=June 25, 2013|work=Baseball-Reference.com}} He was credited with positioning himself well and for a quick release when he threw the ball.{{cite magazine|last=Posnanski|first=Joe|date=August 19, 2009|title=Derek Jeter underrated? Yankee icon great in a tangible way|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/08/19/jeter/index.html|url-status=dead|access-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919005754/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/08/19/jeter/index.html|archive-date=September 19, 2009}} One of his signature defensive plays is the "jump-throw", by which he leapt and threw to first base while moving towards third base.{{cite news|last=Livingstone|first=Seth|date=June 12, 2011|title=Jeter's signature moments make him next Yankee icon|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/2011-06-12-2001-derek-jeter-3000-hits_N.htm|access-date=June 25, 2012}}

Despite this, Jeter's defense was the subject of criticism from a number of sabermetricians, including Rob Neyer and the publication Baseball Prospectus.{{cite web|last1=Jensen|first1=Shane T.|last2=Shirley|first2=Kenny|last3=Wyner|first3=Abraham|title=SAFE: Spatial Aggregate Fielding Evaluation|url=http://stat.wharton.upenn.edu/~stjensen/research/safe.html|access-date=March 3, 2009|website=Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania|publisher=}}{{cite news|last=Neyer|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Neyer|date=February 7, 2001|title=From the archives: Assessing Jeter's defense|work=ESPN|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/neyer_rob/1415713.html|access-date=March 5, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=98|title=A Subjective Look at Defense|first=Gary|last=Huckabay|date=April 13, 1998|work=Baseball Prospectus|access-date=December 14, 2008}} 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.{{cite book|last=Humphreys|first=Michael A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NB9Bhi6mOgAC&q=Jeter+%22was+probably+the+most+ineffective+defensive+player+in+the+major+leagues%2C+at+any+position.&pg=PA149|title=Wizardry: Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2011|isbn=978-0-19-539776-5|page=149|access-date=November 23, 2011}} A 2008 study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that, from 2002 through 2005, Jeter was the worst defensive shortstop in MLB.{{cite news|last=Mazor|first=John|date=February 17, 2008|title=You've Got To Be Kidding!|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/you_ve_got_to_be_kidding_WSNDnFR2MfZJ6R2jwUZK3L|access-date=May 15, 2008}} Two sites that rely on advanced defensive statistics, FanGraphs.com and FieldingBible.com, rated Jeter below middle-of-the-pack status in 2010, despite his receiving his fifth Gold Glove Award that season.{{cite news|date=November 11, 2010|title=AL Gold Glove winners named|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5784846|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110014341/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5784846|archive-date=November 10, 2013|quote=Two websites that study glovework – Fangraphs.com with its Ultimate Zone Rating and Fieldingbible.com – listed Chicago's Alexei Ramírez as the top-fielding AL shortstop with Jeter nowhere close to even middle-of-the-pack status.}}{{cite news|last=Gleeman|first=Aaron|date=November 9, 2010|title=Derek Jeter now has more Gold Glove awards than all but four shortstops in baseball history|work=NBC Sports|publisher=|url=http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/09/derek-jeter-now-has-more-gold-glove-awards-than-all-but-four-shortstops-in-baseball-history/|url-status=dead|access-date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111090148/http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/09/derek-jeter-now-has-more-gold-glove-awards-than-all-but-four-shortstops-in-baseball-history/|archive-date=November 11, 2010|quote=And that's fine, but the notion that Jeter, at age 36, was the best defensive shortstop in the American League this season is simply absurd, whether you love defensive statistics, hate defensive statistics, or merely prefer the Ultimate Warrior to Ultimate Zone Rating.}}

Jeter committed 18 errors in 2007, his highest total since finishing with 24 in 2000. After the season, Cashman and his staff saw Jeter's defense as an area that needed to be addressed. At the Yankees' request, Jeter embarked on a rigorous training program to combat the effects of age, by focusing on lateral movement and first-step quickness.{{cite news|last=Rosenthal|first=Ken|date=August 25, 2009|title=How will Cubs, Mets GMs Turn Things Around?|work=Fox Sports|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/How-will-Cubs%2C-Mets-GMs-turn-things-around%3F|url-status=dead|access-date=November 16, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525022917/https://www.webcitation.org/5uI5SGasJ?url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/How-will-Cubs,-Mets-GMs-turn-things-around|archive-date=May 25, 2024}} Jeter's ultimate zone rating (UZR) improved from worst in the AL for shortstops in 2007 to close to league average in 2008.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=July 28, 2009|title=Jeter making long strides at shortstop|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6094262&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731022729/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090727&content_id=6094262&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy&partnerId=rss_nyy|archive-date=July 31, 2009|access-date=November 16, 2010|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}}

When asked to respond to criticism of his defense, Jeter replied: "I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game, you take criticism as a challenge."{{cite news |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2008/03/30/a8c_basejeter_0330.html |title=Criticism of his defense isn't about to make Jeter change plans |newspaper=Palm Beach Post |last=Frias |first=Carlos |date=March 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617015142/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2008/03/30/a8c_basejeter_0330.html |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=November 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Jeter further asserted that many defensive factors cannot be quantified. 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.{{cite news|last=DiMeo|first=Nate|date=July 14, 2008|title=Derek Jeter vs. Objective Reality|work=Slate|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/07/derek_jeter_vs_objective_reality.html|access-date=July 27, 2011}}

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Jeter has owned homes in Marlboro Township, New Jersey; Greenwood Lake, New York;{{cite news|last=Israel|first=Steve|date=October 7, 2007|title=Fun facts about our region|newspaper=Times Herald-Record|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071007/NEWS/710070343/-1/NEWS|url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617044152/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071007/NEWS/710070343/-1/NEWS|archive-date=June 17, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Im|first=Jimmy|date=June 29, 2018|title=Inside Derek Jeter's $14.75 million castle in upstate NY|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/29/photos-derek-jeter-selling-upstate-new-york-castle-.html|access-date=June 29, 2018|website=CNBC|publisher=}} and the Davis Islands neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.{{cite news|last=Mullins|first=Richard|date=July 15, 2009|title=Derek Jeter's mansion will easily be Tampa's biggest home|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|url=http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news-sports/2009/jul/15/derek-jeters-mansion-will-easily-be-tampas-biggest-ar-96638/|url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602193744/http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news-sports/2009/jul/15/derek-jeters-mansion-will-easily-be-tampas-biggest-ar-96638/|archive-date=June 2, 2011}} He previously owned a penthouse apartment in Manhattan's Trump World Tower.{{cite web|last1=Pace|first1=Gina|last2=Sheftell|first2=Jason|date=October 10, 2012|title=Derek Jeter sells Trump World Tower home for $15.5 million|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/jeter-sells-trump-world-tower-home-15-5m-article-1.1179642|access-date=October 11, 2012|work=New York Daily News}} Jeter settled a tax dispute regarding his official residence with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in 2008.{{cite news|date=February 5, 2008|title=Report: Jeter settles tax dispute with New York state|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3231419|access-date=February 5, 2008}} 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. Florida has no state income tax.{{cite news|last1=Zambito|first1=Thomas|last2=Connor|first2=Tracy|date=November 16, 2007|title=Taxman: Derek Jeter cheated New York out of millions|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/taxman-derek-jeter-cheated-new-york-millions-article-1.259813|url-status=live|access-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801002152/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/taxman-derek-jeter-cheated-new-york-millions-article-1.259813|archive-date=August 1, 2013}}{{cite news|date=November 16, 2007|title=New York Tax Officials: Yankees Star Derek Jeter Is No Floridian|work=Fox News|publisher=|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/new-york-tax-officials-yankees-star-derek-jeter-is-no-floridian|url-status=live|access-date=July 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625154429/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311830,00.html|archive-date=June 25, 2009}} {{As of|2020}}, Jeter and his wife (the former model Hannah Davis) reside in Miami. In September 2020, the couple listed their waterfront Tampa home for $29 million.{{cite web|last=Fabian|first=Dex|date=September 15, 2020|title=Derek Jeter puts Tampa waterfront home up for sale for $29 Million|url=https://thatssotampa.com/photos-derek-jeter-puts-tampa-waterfront-home-up-for-sale-for-29-million/|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=That's so Tampa}} They subsequently listed their Greenwood Lake home in March 2021.{{Cite web|last=Gould|first=Jennifer|date=March 16, 2021|title=Derek Jeter slashes price on upstate castle to $12.7M|url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/16/derek-jeters-upstate-castle-is-on-sale-for-2-million-less/|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}

In December 2002, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner criticized Jeter for staying out until 3 a.m. at a birthday party during the 2002 season, saying that his star shortstop "wasn't totally focused" and that "it didn't sit well" with him.{{cite news|last=Hutchinson|first=Bill|date=December 29, 2002|title=Big guys gotta produce, Yankees owner warns: Boss Riding Jeter & Joe|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/boss-riding-jeter-joe-big-guys-gotta-produce-yankees-owner-warns-article-1.504180|access-date=August 21, 2014}} The two mocked the incident in a May 2003 Visa commercial, similar to the manner in which Steinbrenner and former Yankees manager Billy Martin made light of their feud in a Miller Lite commercial during the 1970s.{{Cite news |date=May 6, 2003 |title=Visa ends Steinbrenner-Jeter feud |url=https://money.cnn.com/2003/05/05/news/companies/visa_steinbrenner_jeter/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709031152/http://money.cnn.com/2003/05/05/news/companies/visa_steinbrenner_jeter/ |archive-date=July 9, 2003 |access-date=July 23, 2009 |work=CNN Money}}

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Jeter's personal life has been a frequent topic in gossip columns and celebrity magazines since his rookie year in 1996. He had a well-publicized relationship with singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from 1997 to 1998. Carey cowrote the song "The Roof (Back in Time)" about their first kiss.{{cite book |last1=Carey |first1=Mariah |author-link1=Mariah Carey |last2=Davis |first2=Michaela Angela |author-link2=Michaela Angela Davis |date=September 29, 2020 |title=The Meaning of Mariah Carey}} Jeter has also dated model Vida Guerra, former Miss Universe Lara Dutta,{{cite magazine|last=Verducci|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Verducci|date=November 6, 2000|title=The Toast of the Town|url= https://vault.si.com/vault/2000/11/06/the-toast-of-the-town-after-leading-the-yankees-to-another-world-series-title-cool-yet-fiercely-competitive-derek-jeter-owns-yankee-stadiumand-the-rest-of-new-york-citythe-way-no-player-since-joe-dimaggio-has|magazine=Sports Illustrated|volume=93|issue=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109150858/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1020985/2/index.htm|archive-date=November 9, 2009|access-date=February 10, 2022}} singer Joy Enriquez,{{cite news|last1=Gillies|first1=Bob|last2=Gittrich|first2=Greg|last3=Garin|first3=Kristoffer|date=August 19, 2001|title=Jeter Sweeter A-Rod says OK as ex-date is seen with Yankee star|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/jeter-sweeter-a-rod-ex-date-yankee-star-article-1.938187|access-date=August 21, 2014}} television personality Vanessa Minnillo,{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Jason|date=February 14, 2005|title=Derek Jeter: All-Star ladies' man|url=http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre/jeter|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214114635/http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre%2Fjeter|archive-date=February 14, 2009|access-date=September 16, 2008|work=ESPN}} and the actresses Jordana Brewster,{{cite magazine|date=July 15, 2002|title=Sports Beat|url= https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/08/02/sports-beat|magazine=Sports Illustrated|volume=97|issue=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108050133/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1026234/index.htm|archive-date=January 8, 2010|access-date=February 10, 2022}} Jessica Biel,{{cite news|last=Reardanz|first=Karen|date=November 16, 2006|title=Biel Dating Jeter?|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url= https://www.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/dailydish/2006/11/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729133952/http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2006/11/16/biel-dating-jeter/|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}{{cite web|date=November 18, 2006|title=The Women of Derek Jeter|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=jeter/women&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos1|access-date=October 4, 2009|work=ESPN}} and Minka Kelly.{{cite magazine|date=October 28, 2008|title=Derek Jeter talks Minka Kelly (sort of)|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url= https://www.si.com/more-sports/2008/10/29/derek-jeter-interview|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924030820/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/web/COM1147484/4/index.htm|archive-date=September 24, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Ackert|first=Kristie|date=July 10, 2011|title=Derek Jeter's father, Dr. Charles Jeter, girlfriend and actress Minka Kelly support Jeter from suite|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-father-dr-charles-jeter-girlfriend-actress-minka-kelly-support-jeter-suite-article-1.156638|access-date=July 15, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Saad|first=Nardine|date=August 26, 2011|title=Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter have 'amicable' breakup|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/08/derek-jeter-minka-kelly-breakup-split-yankees-charlies-angels.html|access-date=August 26, 2011}}

Jeter is Catholic, having been raised in the faith, attending Catholic schools as a child and identifying with the faith while playing for the Yankees.{{Cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|date=January 31, 1997|title=After All the Rings and Baubles, Will Success Spoil Jeter?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/31/sports/after-all-the-rings-and-baubles-will-success-spoil-jeter.html|access-date=September 11, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}

Jeter and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Hannah Davis, who had been dating since 2012, became engaged in 2015.{{cite magazine|last=Hendrix|first=Kelsey|date=November 3, 2015|title=It's Official: Hannah Davis and Derek Jeter are engaged!|url=https://www.si.com/swim-daily/2015/11/03/derek-jeter-hannah-davis-engaged-players-tribune-article-confirms|access-date=November 3, 2015|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{cite web|last=Grautski|first=Amara|date=November 3, 2015|title=Derek Jeter confirms engagement to Hannah Davis as Yankees legend posts story – about his dog|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-confirms-engagement-hannah-davis-article-1.2422173|access-date=November 3, 2015|work=New York Daily News}} In July 2016, the two married.{{cite web|last=Kruth|first=Cash|date=July 10, 2016|title=Jeter marries longtime girlfriend Davis|url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/189048076/derek-jeter-marries-hannah-davis/|access-date=July 10, 2016|website=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com|archive-date=July 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711115934/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/189048076/derek-jeter-marries-hannah-davis/|url-status=dead}} They have three daughters, born in August 2017,{{Cite news|last=Vivinetto|first=Gina|date=August 18, 2017|title=New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter and his wife, Hannah, welcome 1st child|work=Today|url=https://www.today.com/parents/new-york-yankees-legend-derek-jeter-his-wife-hannah-welcome-t115280|access-date=August 18, 2017}} January 2019,{{cite web|last=Durkan|first=Deirdre|date=January 31, 2019|title=A New Rookie! Derek Jeter and Wife Hannah Welcome Daughter Story Grey|url=https://people.com/parents/derek-jeter-hannah-jeter-welcome-daughter-story-grey/|access-date=February 1, 2019|work=People}} and December 2021,{{cite news|last=Niemietz|first=Brian|title=Derek and Hannah Jeter welcome third daughter, River Rose Jeter|work=New York Daily News|date=December 5, 2021|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-derek-jeter-hannah-third-daughter-20211205-5bz3zqdaxvdb5dvtl4pyzc4kea-story.html|access-date=January 23, 2022}} and a son, born in May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/05/yankees-great-derek-jeter-and-wife-hannah-welcome-4th-child-first-boy.html|title=Yankees great Derek Jeter and wife Hannah welcome first son|first=Bridget|last=Hyland|work=NJ.com|date=May 8, 2023|accessdate=May 8, 2023}}

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During his injury-shortened 2013 season, Jeter arranged a partnership with Simon & Schuster to form an imprint called Jeter Publishing. He called it "the blueprint for postcareer". It will begin publishing nonfiction books for adults, children's picture books, elementary grade fiction, and books for children who are learning to read. Eventually, the partnership could lead to film and television productions.{{cite news|last=Bosman|first=Julie|date=November 14, 2013|title=Jeter Prepares to Turn a Page and Publish Many Others|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/sports/baseball/next-chapter-in-jeters-career-book-publishing.html?_r=0|access-date=November 16, 2013}}

On October 1, 2014, Jeter's new website, ThePlayersTribune.com, appeared online;{{cite web|date=October 1, 2014|title=Derek Jeter gets back to work|url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/11621489/derek-jeter-launches-website-connect-athletes-fans|access-date=July 10, 2016|website=ESPN|publisher=}} it was billed as "a new media platform that will present the unfiltered voice of professional athletes, bringing fans closer to the games they love than ever before."{{cite web|last=McClellan|first=Preston|date=October 20, 2014|title=What Derek Jeter's 'The Players' Tribune' means for sports media|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/derek-jeter-the-players-tribune-sports-media/1nj76c6wnfxxd1kpf9gnbpqx2z|access-date=July 10, 2016|website=Sporting News|publisher=}} It was reported by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in March 2015 that Jeter had partnered with Concessions Tampa to bid for a space within the Tampa International Airport, and plans to open a restaurant named after his website.{{cite news|last1=Sandomir|first1=Richard|title=For Derek Jeter, Retirement Is a Job|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/sports/baseball/for-derek-jeter-retirement-is-a-job.html?ref=sports&_r=0|access-date=April 7, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=April 5, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Snider|first1=Eric|date=March 26, 2015|title=Derek Jeter bids for restaurant slot in TIA concessions|work=Tampa Bay Business Journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/03/26/derek-jeter-bids-for-restaurant-slot-in-tia.html?page=all|access-date=April 7, 2015}}

Jeter also serves as a brand development officer for Luvo Inc.{{cite web|last=Red|first=Christian|date=July 21, 2014|title=Derek Jeter promotes healthy eating at Luvo food truck in Columbus Circle|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/derek-jeter-spends-day-promoting-healthy-eating-luvo-food-truck-article-1.1875019|access-date=August 6, 2015|work=New York Daily News}} and has investment interests in multi-channel video network company, Whistle Sports Network.{{cite web|last=Pankratz|first=Howard|date=January 13, 2015|title=Peyton Manning helps fund Whistle Sports, called ESPN for Millennials|url=http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_27311773/peyton-manning-ponies-up-whistle-sports-video-network|access-date=January 14, 2015|website=Denver Post}}{{cite web|date=January 13, 2015|title=Multi-channel video network Whistle Sports grabs $28M from Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter, & others|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/13/whistle-sports/|access-date=January 14, 2015|website=VentureBeat}} He explored purchasing the Buffalo Bills football team in 2014.{{cite news|last=Graham|first=Tim|date=February 4, 2015|title=Derek Jeter reached on-deck circle while examining Bills purchase, sources say|work=The Buffalo News|url=http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/02/04/derek-jeter-reached-deck-circle-examining-bills-purchase-sources-say/|url-status=dead|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811085223/http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/02/04/derek-jeter-reached-deck-circle-examining-bills-purchase-sources-say/|archive-date=August 11, 2016}}

Jeter joined the board of Rockefeller Capital Management in April 2021.{{Cite web|last=Bisnoff|first=Jason|date=April 7, 2021|title=Rockefeller Capital Management Adds Derek Jeter To Board After Growing To $75 Billion In Three Years|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbisnoff/2021/04/07/rockefeller-capital-management-adds-derek-jeter-to-board-after-growing-to-75-billion-in-three-years/|access-date=April 15, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}

In July 2017, Jeter engaged in the bidding for ownership of the Miami Marlins.{{cite web|last1=Gasparino|first1=Charlie|last2=Schwartz|first2=Brian|date=July 28, 2017|title=Derek Jeter turns to Michael Dell firm to keep Marlins bid alive|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/28/derek-jeter-turns-to-michael-dell-firm-to-keep-marlins-bid-alive.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193904/http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/28/derek-jeter-turns-to-michael-dell-firm-to-keep-marlins-bid-alive.html|archive-date=August 8, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2017|website=Fox Business}} In August 2017, Jeter and Bruce Sherman finalized a deal to purchase the Miami Marlins. The sale was completed in September 2017, following unanimous approval of the other 29 MLB team owners. Though Jeter only owned a 4% stake in the franchise, he was named chief executive officer (CEO) of the team, and Sherman, the controlling owner, entrusted him to oversee day-to-day operations of the team.{{cite web|last1=Spencer|first1=Clark|last2=Jackson|first2=Barry|date=September 27, 2017|title=MLB owners approve sale of Marlins to Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article175684166.html/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002124749/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article175684166.html|archive-date=October 2, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017|work=Miami Herald|publisher=}}

On February 28, 2022, Jeter announced that he would no longer serve as CEO of the Marlins or hold any shares in the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article258874308.html|title=Derek Jeter steps down as Miami Marlins CEO|first=Jordan|last=McPherson|work=Miami Herald|date=February 28, 2022|accessdate=February 28, 2022}} After more than four years as the Miami Marlins' chief executive, he ended the relationship and sold his 4% ownership in the team.{{Cite news |last=Diamond |first=Jared |date=February 28, 2022 |title=Derek Jeter Exits as Miami Marlins' Chief Executive |pages=1 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/derek-jeter-miami-marlins-11646069986?mod=hp_major_pos2#cxrecs_s |access-date=March 3, 2022}}

On September 8, 2022, Jeter announced that he joined entrepreneur Brian Lee and multiple capital venture firms in launching a card grading, storage vault, and marketplace platform named Arena Club.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-08/yankees-icon-derek-jeter-to-start-a-trading-card-business-arena-club?leadSource=uverify%20wall |title=Derek Jeter to Start New Trading-Card Venture as Market Booms |work=Bloomberg |last=Bhasin |first=Kim |date=September 8, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022}}

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Jeter created the Turn 2 Foundation, a charitable organization, in 1996. It was established to help children and teenagers avoid drug and alcohol addiction, and to reward those who show high academic achievement.{{cite web|title=Turn 2 Foundation Mission Statement|url=http://derekjeter.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/turn2/index.jsp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830072241/http://derekjeter.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/turn2/index.jsp|archive-date=August 30, 2008|access-date=September 11, 2008|work=MLB.com}} In 2012, Jeter received an honorary doctorate from Siena College honoring him for his foundation's work.{{cite news|last=Basore|first=Cassandra|date=May 14, 2012|title=Derek Jeter receives honorary doctorate|work=WHTC|publisher=|url=http://whtc.com/news/articles/2012/may/14/call-him-dr-jeter/|url-status=dead|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013091455/http://whtc.com/news/articles/2012/may/14/call-him-dr-jeter/|archive-date=October 13, 2014}}

Since 2009, Jeter has served as an ambassador for Weplay, a website designed to encourage children to get involved in sports.{{cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=March 31, 2009|title=Jeter an ambassador for youth sports: Yankees captain's 'Weplay' site spurs kids to athletic lifestyle|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090331&content_id=4094260&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103113434/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090331&content_id=4094260&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 3, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2009|work=MLB.com}} 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 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{Cite web|last=Coskrey|first=Jason|date=March 21, 2015|title=Jeter, Matsui bring star power to charity event|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/03/21/baseball/jeter-matsui-bring-star-power-charity-event/|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2015|title=Jeter with Matsui in Japan for charity game|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/12505293/derek-jeter-hideki-matsui-arrive-japan-charity-baseball-game|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=ESPN|language=en}}

In 2018, Jeter donated furniture and household items to families forced to relocate by Hurricane Irma.{{Cite news|last=Marr|first=Madeleine|date=January 9, 2018|title=Stop hating on Derek Jeter. He's doing good things for Miami. Really.|work=Miami Herald|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article225782170.html|access-date=January 9, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|date=July 26, 2019|title=Derek Jeter's foundation donates $3.2M for Michigan ballfields|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/07/26/derek-jeter-foundation-donation/1836735001/|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US|agency=Associated Press}}

Jeter has appeared in national ad campaigns for Nike, Gatorade,{{cite web|last1=Suddath|first1=Claire|date=September 19, 2014|title=Gatorade Says Goodbye to Derek Jeter|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-19/gatorade-says-goodbye-to-derek-jeter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919212309/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-19/gatorade-says-goodbye-to-derek-jeter|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2014|access-date=September 20, 2014|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|publisher=}} Fleet Bank, Subway, Ford, VISA,{{cite news|last=Livingstone|first=Seth|date=March 24, 2011|title=Josh Hamilton trails only Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera as most marketable|newspaper=USA Today|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/03/josh-hamilton-behind-yanks-derek-jeter-mariano-rivera-as-most-marketable/1#.T-sGxbVrOH8|access-date=June 27, 2012}} Discover Card,{{cite news|date=May 6, 2003|title=Visa ends Steinbrenner-Jeter feud: Yankees' owner and star player whom he earlier criticized will appear in Visa ad together|work=CNN Money|publisher=|url=https://money.cnn.com/2003/05/05/news/companies/visa_steinbrenner_jeter/|access-date=June 27, 2012}} Florsheim,{{cite news|last=Schoolman|first=Judith|date=October 29, 1999|title=Champs To Field Big Bucks in Endorsements|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/champs-field-big-bucks-endorsements-article-1.840729|access-date=June 27, 2012}} Gillette, Skippy,{{cite news|last=Hays|first=Constance L.|date=April 3, 2000|title=The Media Business: Advertising; Bestfoods introduces new products and enlists Derek Jeter's help on the peanut butter front|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/03/business/media-business-advertising-bestfoods-introduces-new-products-enlists-derek-jeter.html|access-date=June 27, 2012}} and XM Satellite Radio.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/11386154|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728170816/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/11386154/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2014|title=Growing pains for satellite radio: Despite rapid acceptance, financial losses continue to mount|first=John W.|last=Schoen|work=NBC News|date=February 16, 2006|access-date=June 27, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Rhoden|first=William C.|date=April 10, 1999|title=Sports of The Times; Jordan Adds A Shortstop To His Team|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/10/sports/sports-of-the-times-jordan-adds-a-shortstop-to-his-team.html|access-date=July 18, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Sanders Ware|first=Holly|date=November 6, 2009|title=Ad-Rod on deck: 2nd chance for Yankee bad boy|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ad_rod_on_deck_RHb0t8bMffIBhL5B4rR04N|access-date=July 18, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Maury|date=June 30, 2008|title=Derek Jeter Joins "Gillette Champions" Ad Campaign|url=http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2317&Itemid=42|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930070322/http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2317&Itemid=42|archive-date=September 30, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|website=The Biz of Baseball|publisher=}} He endorses a cologne named Driven, designed in collaboration with and distributed by Avon.{{cite news|date=August 1, 2006|title=Jeter cologne not for those who think Yankees stink|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2536111|access-date=August 1, 2006}} Jeter has his own Jumpman shoe.{{cite news|last=Red|first=Christian|date=July 8, 2004|title=Jeter Joins Jet Set of Shoe Biz|newspaper=New York Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/jeter-joins-jet-set-shoe-biz-article-1.584362|access-date=August 21, 2014}} To commemorate Jeter's final year, the Jordan brand made a tribute commercial titled "#RE2PECT", which had many baseball players (such as Jon Lester) and celebrities, even rival Boston Red Sox fans, tip their caps.{{cite web|last1=Mandell|first1=Nina|date=July 14, 2014|title=The Derek Jeter commercial everyone will be talking about at the All-Star Game|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/carmelo-anthony-jay-z-derek-jeter-jordan-ad|access-date=July 24, 2014|work=USA Today}}

In 2006, Jeter was the second-highest paid endorser in baseball, behind Ichiro Suzuki, who received endorsement deals in Japan.{{cite news|year=2007|title=Derek Jeter, The Top 100 Celebrities|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/9O99.html|access-date=September 8, 2008}} He was ranked as the most marketable player in baseball according to the 2003, 2005, and 2010 Sports Business Surveys.{{cite web|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|date=April 6, 2005|title=Sports Business Daily-Most Marketable players in MLB|url=http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050406&content_id=1001571&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109102304/http://mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050406&content_id=1001571&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy|archive-date=November 9, 2007|access-date=September 8, 2008|work=New York Yankees|publisher=MLB.com}}{{cite news|last1=Helfrich|first1=Bryan|last2=Swanson|first2=Erik|date=July 19, 2010|title=Derek Jeter Again Tops The Daily's Most Marketable in MLB Survey|work=Sports Business Daily|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2010/07/Issue-211/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Derek-Jeter-Again-Tops-The-Dailys-Most-Marketable-In-MLB-Survey.aspx|url-status=dead|access-date=July 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708015805/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2010/07/Issue-211/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Derek-Jeter-Again-Tops-The-Dailys-Most-Marketable-In-MLB-Survey.aspx|archive-date=July 8, 2012}} A 2011 list by the marketing firm Nielsen ranked Jeter as the most marketable player in baseball, accounting for personal attributes such as sincerity, approachability, experience, and influence.{{cite web|date=March 24, 2011|title=Pinstripe Power: Jeter, Rivera Top List of 10 Most Marketable Players in Baseball|url=http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/pinstripe-power-jeter-rivera-top-10-most-marketable-players-in-baseball/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420003319/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/pinstripe-power-jeter-rivera-top-10-most-marketable-players-in-baseball/|archive-date=April 20, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2011|website=Nielsen Company|publisher=}}

Jeter has appeared on television as a guest actor in the sitcom Seinfeld in the episode titled, "The Abstinence" and Saturday Night Live, a late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show, in episode 7 during season 27.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=November 13, 2009|title='Aging' Jeter playing himself in upcoming flick: Yankees' captain gets role in film starring Ferrell, Wahlberg|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20091113&content_id=7662674|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729103822/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20091113&content_id=7662674|archive-date=July 29, 2013|access-date=November 19, 2011|work=MLB.com}} He had cameo appearances in the comedy films Anger Management and The Other Guys.{{cite news|last1=Calder|first1=Rich|last2=Alpert|first2=Lukas I.|date=November 13, 2009|title=Jeter plays a Bronx bummer for movie|newspaper=New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/jeter_plays_bronx_bummer_for_movie_3qdPn6QooUGivifiCf7MFN#ixzz0Wm0wNcUC|access-date=November 13, 2009}} Jeter was the subject of a 2005 segment on the TV news magazine 60 Minutes and a 2014 episode of Finding Your Roots, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television series.{{cite web|title=Born Champions Derek Jeter|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/profiles/derek-jeter/|website=Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.|publisher=Thirteen Productions LLC|access-date=September 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002100457/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/finding-your-roots/profiles/derek-jeter/|archive-date=October 2, 2014}} Jeter also appears as a character in the Broadway play Bronx Bombers.{{cite web|last=Kepler|first=Adam W.|date=October 21, 2013|title=A Broadway Run for 'Bronx Bombers'|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/a-broadway-run-for-bronx-bombers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|access-date=February 6, 2014|work=The New York Times|series=ArtsBeat Blog}} Jeter made an appearance alongside Peyton Manning to celebrate Saturday Night Live{{'}}s 40th Anniversary in February 2015.{{Cite web|last=Brinson|first=Will|date=February 16, 2015|title=Watch: Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter introduce 'SNL 40' sports clip mashup|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25070449/watch-peyton-manning-derek-jeter-introduce-snl-40-sports-clip-mashup|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331013826/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25070449/watch-peyton-manning-derek-jeter-introduce-snl-40-sports-clip-mashup|archive-date=March 31, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2016|website=CBS Sports}}

Video games have featured Jeter on their cover, including 2K Sports' MLB 2K5, MLB 2K6, and MLB 2K7,{{cite news|date=December 6, 2005|title=2K Sports Announces Major League Baseball 2K6 – The Exclusive 2006 Multi-Platform Baseball Title; New York Yankee All-Star Derek Jeter to Again Grace Cover|work=Business Wire|publisher=|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20051206005388/en/2K-Sports-Announces-Major-League-Baseball-2K6|url-status=live|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729044249/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20051206005388/en/2K-Sports-Announces-Major-League-Baseball-2K6|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}{{cite news|date=January 12, 2007|title=Derek Jeter is 2K7 Cover Athlete|work=Game Industry News|publisher=|url=http://www.gameindustry.com/ih/item.asp?id=1138|url-status=dead|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809051636/http://www.gameindustry.com/ih/item.asp?id=1138|archive-date=August 9, 2013}} Acclaim Entertainment's All-Star Baseball series of video games,{{cite news|last=Mullen|first=Michael|date=April 27, 2000|title=Yankees Star Signs With Acclaim|work=GameSpot|publisher=|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/yankees-star-signs-with-acclaim/1100-2452465/|access-date=April 29, 2014}} and Gameloft's wireless phone baseball game, Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008.{{cite news|date=March 6, 2008|title=Gameloft Continues Winning Streak With Release of Derek Jeter Pro Baseball 2008|work=Sys-Con|publisher=|url=http://www.sys-con.com/node/513772|url-status=live|access-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729024746/http://www.sys-con.com/node/513772|archive-date=July 29, 2013}} A wax figure immortalizes Jeter at the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York,{{Cite web |title=Derek Jeter's wax figure at Madame Tussauds description page |url=http://www.madametussauds.com/NewYork/OurFigures/SportsStars/DerekJeter/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017100812/https://www.madametussauds.com/newyork/ourfigures/sportsstars/derekjeter/default.aspx |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |access-date=October 18, 2009 |website=Merlin Entertainments}} and a sculpture at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in Louisville, Kentucky.{{cite web|last=Hoch|first=Bryan|date=October 12, 2011|title=Jeter honored at Louisville Slugger Museum|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111012&content_id=25622972&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026045735/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111012&content_id=25622972&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=October 26, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2011|work=MLB.com}}

The Captain, a documentary miniseries about Jeter's life and career, debuted on ESPN on July 18, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/media/2022/07/18/derek-jeter-espn-documentary-the-captain/10063308002/|title=Derek Jeter like you've never seen him: 'The Captain' uncovers the man behind Yankees' legend|first=Chris |last=Bumbaca|work=USA Today|date=July 18, 2022|accessdate=July 18, 2022}}

During Fox Sports' pregame coverage of Super Bowl LVII, Jeter announced that he would be joining Fox Sports as a studio analyst for MLB on Fox.{{cite web | title=Hall of Famer Derek Jeter joining 'MLB on FOX' team | work=FOX Sports | date=February 12, 2023 | url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/hall-of-famer-derek-jeter-joining-mlb-on-fox-team | access-date=December 14, 2024}}

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Kalamazoo Central High School inducted Jeter into its athletic hall of fame in 2003{{cite news|url=http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2007/12/kalamazoo_central_names_jeter.html|title=Kalamazoo Central names Jeter to its hall of fame|last=Mack|first=Julie|newspaper=Kalamazoo Gazette|date=December 5, 2007|access-date=July 13, 2009}} and renamed its baseball field in his honor in 2011.{{cite news|last=Mack|first=Julie|date=November 11, 2011|title=Kalamazoo Central names baseball field after Derek Jeter|newspaper=Kalamazoo Gazette|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/11/kalamazoo_central_names_baseba.html|access-date=November 11, 2011}} In 2015, Jeter was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.{{cite news|last=Kuperinsky|first=Amy|title=N.J. Hall of Fame 2015: Jon Stewart, Frank Lautenberg, Derek Jeter among inductees|newspaper=The Newark Star Ledger|date=June 26, 2015|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/new_jersey_hall_of_fame_class_of_2015_inductees.html|access-date=August 21, 2015}} The Yankees retired Jeter's uniform number and unveiled a plaque in his honor that was installed at Monument Park in a pregame ceremony on May 14, 2017.{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Scott|date=May 14, 2017|title='Family is forever': Derek Jeter's number retired at Yankee Stadium|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/05/14/family-is-forever-derek-jeters-number-retired-at-yankee-stadium/|access-date=January 21, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}

On January 21, 2020, Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2020 in his first year of eligibility, only one vote shy of being only the second unanimous selection in Hall of Fame history.{{cite magazine|last=Pickman|first=Ben|date=January 16, 2020|title=Derek Jeter, Larry Walker voted into 2020 MLB Hall of Fame class|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/01/21/baseball-hall-of-fame-derek-jeter-larry-walker-inducted|access-date=January 21, 2020|magazine=Sports Illustrated|publisher=}} His 99.7% of the vote was second only to Mariano Rivera (100%), and ahead of Ken Griffey (99.3%) in the history of Hall of Fame voting; since the 2025 ballot, his voteshare has been matched by Ichiro Suzuki.{{Cite web|last=Axisa|first=Mike|date=January 21, 2020|title=Baseball Hall of Fame: Derek Jeter says one vote that kept him from being unanimous pick won't bother him|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/baseball-hall-of-fame-derek-jeter-says-one-vote-that-kept-him-from-being-unanimous-pick-wont-bother-him/|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=CBS Sports|language=en}} He was formally enshrined in a ceremony on September 8, 2021, in Cooperstown, New York.{{cite news|last=Powell|first=Tori B.|title=Derek Jeter inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame|work=CBS News|date=September 9, 2021|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/derek-jeter-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction/|access-date=February 27, 2022}}

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• List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders
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• List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders
• List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
• List of Major League Baseball hit records
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