Derek Jeter was born on June 26,1974 in peqannock, New Jersey. His dad's name is Charles and his mom's name is Dot and his sistsr's name is Sharlee.He wanted to play in the Major leagues.Derek always wanted to play for the yankees so he practiced on in door batting michine in the garag. He took about one thousand swing evey day. He won the gold glove award 5 times and the silver slugger award 4 times.He also won the World Series 5 times too.Derek's 3,000 th hit was a home run.Derek and his dad stared Turn 2 Foundation charity to keep kids off of drugs and alchl. Baseball was fun for Derek and and it never seemed like a job but after he broke his ankl it did for the first time. On Fedruary 12,2014 Derek posted on Facebook that he was retiring at the end of the season.2014 was his farewell season.He gave his all to baseball and wanted to start a family and see the world. He always tried to do the right thing, made his teammates better and never stopped trying.