#2 : derek sanderson jeter | ss

2000 highlights:
hit.339 with 15hr and 73rbi in 148 games (148 starts at shortstop)...ranks fifth in the all-time yankee list (500 games or more) with a .322 carer batting average...trails only hall-of-famer babe ruth (.349), lou gehrig (.340), earle combs (.325), and joe dimaggio (.325)...recorded his third streight 200 hit season with a fourth-inning single on 9/30 at baltimore (also recorded 203 hits in 1998 and a league-leading 219 hits in 1999)...is only the third yankee to compile three consecutive 200-hit seasons (joining lou gehrig, 1927-29, and don mattingly, 1984-86)...turned 26 on 6/26 with 887 career hits; only two yankees had more hits before age 26 (mickey mantle, 1080, and joe dimaggio, 970)...only three active players had more hits before turning 26 (roberto alomar, 1054, ken griffey jr., 1039, and ivan rodriguez, 948)...reached the 100-run plateau in 2000 (along with bernie williams) for the fifth straight season (1996-00) with 119; it is only the third time since 1900 that teammmates have each scored 100 or more runs for at least five consecutive seasons...the yankees\ babe ruth, lou gehrig and earle combs each did it for seven straight years from 1926-32 and cincinnati\s joe morgan and pete rose did it five straight timesfrom 1972-76...in 21 games from the lead-off position, reached base 54 times in 104 plate appearances and batted .402 with 21r, 10rbi, 17bb, and 3hp...has scored at least 100 runs in each of his five first seasons in the majors (starting with his rookie season)...he is the first player to do that since johnny pesky scored 100r in his first six seasons (1942-50, interrupted by world war ii)...made fifth straight opening day start at ss...reached base in 25 of the first 26 games of the season (4/17-5/3)-including 23 straight-and hit safely in 21...scored his 500th career run on 4/23 at toronto, becoming only the fourth yankee to reach the 500 run plateau before his 26th birthday (joining lou gehrig, miskey mantle, and joe dimaggio)...was hitless in four straight games (5/7-9, 5/11) for the first time since 4/26-29/97)...left game in third inning on 5/11 vs. tampa bay and missed five consecutive games (5/12-17) with abdominal strain on left side...recorded his third three-hit game in his first four games since returning from the disabled list on 5/30 vs. oakland and was 10-for-17 during that span...equaled career high with four hits in 6/3 loss at atlanta...became only the 6th player to collect four hits off greg maddux and only the second right-handed batter (also bo diaz on 9/7/86)...was selected to his third all-star game by manager joe torre...was named mvp of the 71st all-star game in atlanta, becoming the first player in yankee history to be named mvp of the all-star game...had his season high 13 game hitting streak (7/9-25) snapped and was 0-for-3 with 1bb in 7/26 win at baltimore...streak of at least one walk in 10 consecutive games was snapped in 8/24 win vs. texas...it was the longest such streak by a yankee since jessie barfield also walked in 10 straight games from 8/9-19/90...raised career batting average to .320 for the first time...reached base safely in 41 straight games from 8/6-9/18...was the longest such streak by a yankee since jeter reached base safely in 53 straight games in 1999; it was the fourth longest on the season in the majors (behind la\s shawn green, 53, san diego's phil nevin, 49, and cleveland\s manny ramirez, 49)...tied a carer high with 4 hits (14th time) and was 4-for-5 in 9/22 loss vs. detroit...hit 3 run hr in 6th inning, tied a career high (15th time) with four hits for a second consecutive game and was 4-for-5 with 3r and 4rbi in 9/23 win vs. detroit...reached the 1000 hit plateau with a fifth inning single and was 3-for-4 with 1rbi in 9/25 loss vs. detroit...at 26 he became the second youngest yankee to accomplish the feat (behind only mickey mantle who was 25 when he accomplished the feat in 1957).

personal:
derek sanderson jeter...graduated in 1992 from kalamazoo central high school, where he hit .508 (30-59) with 4 hr, 23 rbi, 21 bb and 1 k in 23 games as a senior...was 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts, had a .831 slugging percentage and a .637 on-base percentage...hit .557 with 7 hr as a junior...was named 1992 high school player-of-the-year by the american baseball coaches association...his "turn 2 foundation," established in 1996, was formed to support and create activities and programs designed to prevent and treat teenage substance abuse...was the recipient of the joan payson award for community service in 1997, presented annually by the new york chapter of the bbwaa...received the new york press photographers\ annual "good guy" award for 1998...was the recipient of the joe dimaggio "toast of the town" award in 1999, presented annually by the new york chapter of the bbwaa...was signed by dick groch.