1993 Pinnacle Derek Jeter #457 (PSA 8)

Derek Sanderson Jeter (June 26, 1974-) is arguably among the top five New York Yankees players of all-time, with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle, and holds numerous Yankee records - surpassing those greats with whom he shares elite membership. The Yankees drafted the young high school player with the sixth overall pick of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft and he debuted in 1996, replacing All-Star shortstop Tony Fernandez. Derek won the American League Rookie of the Year Award by a unanimous vote after batting .314 with 183 including ten home runs, scoring 104 runs while driving in 78 more and stealing 14 bases as he led the Bronx Bombers to the 1996 World Series title. The 1996 World Series victory was the Yankees first in 18 years and the clutch hitting Jeter made his presence known, earning the team’s unofficial captaincy while New York pursued four more titles (1998-2000, 2009). In the 1990s and 2000s, the Major Leagues produced a glut of elite shortstops such