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    Also, Jeter never betrayed the organization or the city of New York by getting arrested for a DUI or getting accused of sexual assault or any public dilemma like many of his peers. Despite living in the spotlight for over 25 years, he has not committed a single outlash.(Citation) The loyalty derek Jeter has showed the Yankees makes him a role model to everyone. Some years the Yankees looked like the worst team in Major league Baseball, but Jeter never left the city and…

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    players have come from American, for example, Derek Jeter and Miguel Cabrera and Babe Ruth. These people show me special play and fine play, However, one man is very special for me. My American idol is Derek Jeter. He is a baseball player in New York Yankees. I think that he is a very good baseball player in the world. I have three reasons. First reason, he is very good at fielding of baseball. His fielding gives an intense impression to people so he was chosen as shortstop most skillful at…

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    First Baseman and Designated Hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League baseball. Mark Teixeira was drafted 5th overall in 2001 by the Texas Rangers, the team in which he would eventually make his major league debut for in 2003. In 2007 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves of the National League and then was traded to the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim the next year. Teixeira would settle down in 2008 when he signed in the off-season with the New York Yankees. He is a 2 time All – Star, a 5…

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    he made a new record of 59 home runs, drove in 171 RBI, scored 177 runs, batted .376 and had an .846 slugging percentage. With Babe in the lead, the Yankees became the most recognizable and dominant team in baseball and set attendance records. When the Yankees moved to a new stadium in 1923, it was named “The House that Ruth Built”. In 1927, Babe was a member of “Murderer’s Row” and he set a new home run record of 60. This record stood for 34 years. “During his time with the Yankees, Babe…

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    Lou Gehrig Biography

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    Iron Horse of the New York Yankees, he became one of the best in baseball at a young age, and sadly, he retired young from a deadly disease, that later killed him. Lou Gehrig was born June 19, 1903 in New York, at an early age He helped his mom run errands while she was at her jobs. His dad had trouble finding a job, and was drunk most of the time, however Lou’s Dad helped him build up physique, and muscle. Lou excelled at sports, He played 1st baseman. He helped his team win the New York’s…

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    dominated games that offered little in the way of entertainment for stadium crowds. During the dead ball era, the popularity of baseball was fortified with the construction of new, larger stadiums dedicated to this sport. However, baseball continued to flourish. By the beginning of age in the 1920s, when babe ruth led the new york yankees to several World Series titles and became a national hero on the strength of his home runs. Over the decades every team has had its great players. One of the…

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    one of the greatest major league baseball players ever to step on the field. He is a role model on and off the field, therefore he should be a huge candidate for person of the year. Derek Jeter was born June 26, 1974 in a small town named Pequannock, New Jersey where he soon moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan at 4 years old. He studied at Kalamazoo Central High School and was selected for the baseball and basketball teams. In his junior year, he had a batting average of .508 and in his sophomore year,…

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    Royals or even that his favorite team should be the Royals but both of which are wrong. His favorite team in Major League Baseball is the New York Yankees and the reason Babe Ruth is his favorite player is because Babe Ruth is one of the greatest Yankees of all time. The reason he likes the Yankees and not the Kansas City Royals is because he grew up liking the Yankees with his dad and he continues to like them to this day. When talking about Cannon’s skill on the baseball field he proclaims…

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    Derek Jeter Do you know who got named the captain of the Yankees in 2003, with 260 home runs and 3,465 hit in his career? Well his name is Derek Sanderson Jeter. He has been the star of the Yankees since 1992 when he started. The greatest shortstop that has ever stepped foot on the Yankees field. Derek Jeter was born to his parents Dorothy Jeter (nee Connors) who was a german and Irish descent and, worked as an accountant. Sanderson Charles Jeter was and african american, has a Ph.D. and was…

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    level and see long-term success. On an emotional night in the Bronx, on September 11th, 2015, I viewed the Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees baseball game. It provides an unique experience to shift focus from simply rooting for your favorite team, and eyeing every pitch into the catcher’s glove, to view the whole event from a sociological…

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