{"id":12588,"date":"2017-05-13T16:07:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T21:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=12588"},"modified":"2017-07-05T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T17:24:13","slug":"michael-jordan-says-congratulations-to-derek-jeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=12588","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Says Congratulations To Derek Jeter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"avatar10\"Derek,<\/strong><\/p>\n

A legacy is built by more than what is seen. It is not given, it is earned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beyond your 20 years in the majors and an endless list of accolades, it was your love and respect for the game that set you apart.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your pursuit of greatness on and off the field has set the standard for others to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Much RE2PECT on cementing your legacy and having your No. 2 jersey retired.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your friend,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>Derek Sanderson Jeter\u00a0is an American former professional baseball<\/a>\u00a0shortstop<\/a> who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball<\/a> (MLB) for the New York Yankees<\/a>. A five-time World Series<\/a>\u00a0champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees’ success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, base running, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees’ all-time career leader in hits<\/a> (3,465), doubles<\/a> (544), games played (2,747), stolen bases<\/a> (358), times on base<\/a> (4,716), plate appearances<\/a> (12,602) and at bats<\/a> (11,195). His accolades include 14 All-Star<\/a> selections, five Gold Glove Awards<\/a>, five Silver Slugger Awards<\/a>, two Hank Aaron Awards<\/a>, and a Roberto Clemente Award<\/a>. Jeter became the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits<\/a> and finished his career sixth all-time in career hits and the all-time MLB leader in hits by a shortstop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992<\/a>, and he debuted in the major leagues at age 21 in 1995. The following year, he became the Yankees’ starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award<\/a>, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series<\/a>. Jeter continued to contribute during the team’s championship seasons of 1998\u20132000; he finished third in voting for the American League<\/a> (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award<\/a> in 1998, recorded multiple career-high numbers in 1999, and won both the All-Star Game MVP<\/a> and World Series MVP Awards<\/a> in 2000. He consistently placed among the AL leaders in hits and runs scored for most of his career, and served as the Yankees’team captain<\/a> from 2003 until his retirement in 2014. Throughout his career, Jeter contributed reliably to the Yankees’ franchise successes. He holds many postseason<\/a> records, and has a .321\u00a0batting average<\/a> in the World Series. Jeter has earned the nicknames of “Captain Clutch” and “Mr. November” due to his outstanding play in the postseason.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeter is one of the most heavily marketed athletes of his generation and is involved in several product endorsements. His personal life and relationships with celebrities have drawn the attention of the media throughout his career. Teammates and <\/strong>opponents alike regard Jeter as a consummate professional and one of the best players of his generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Derek, A legacy is built by more than what is seen. It is not given, it is earned. Beyond your 20 years in the majors and an endless list of accolades, it was your love and respect for the game that set you apart. Your pursuit of greatness on and off the field has set […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8,1314,1456,1156,13,107,14,1,7,9,10],"tags":[685,75],"class_list":["post-12588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-health","category-mlb-sports-news","category-most-commented","category-news","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-derek-jeter","tag-michael-jordan","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}