Jeter was the captain and shortstop of the New York Yankees. He started and ended his career with the Yankees from 1995 to 2014.
He is a fourteen times All-Star and five times World Series Champion. He was the World Series MVP in 2000.
When Jeter was young, he would spend his summer holidays with his grandparents in New Jersey.
They would take him to New York Yankees games. From there, Jeter was inspired by Dave Winfield to become a baseball player.
His mother, Dorothy, is of Irish, German and English descent and works as an accountant.
His father, Sanderson, is of African American descent and works as a substance abuse counselor.
Both of them taught him to be responsible since young and made him a baseball fan. He also has a younger sister, Sharlee.
Derek Jeter married Hannah, an American model in 2016. The couple have three daughters.
They are named Bella, Story and River. The couple welcome a fourth child, a baby boy on 5 May 2023.