Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Derek Sanderson Jeter from Kalamazoo Michigan, who dreamt of being the shortstop for the best team in baseball, the New York Yankees.Derek started playing baseball when he was as young as 4-years old, and while at Kalamazoo High School, he started to really take his baseball seriously, as many scouts came to watch him, and his dream of playing in the MLB was almost a reality. And in June of 1992, his favorite team, the New York Yankees, drafted him with the 6th pick of the 1992 MLB Draft. Derek's dream of playing for the Yankees finally came true.Derek Jeter spent 4 years in the minor leagues, meeting future teammates Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera along the way. He struggled though, batting just .202 with the Class-A Greensboro Hornets in 1992. The following year, he improved, receiving many awards by the league. And already by the end of 1994, he was on the Triple-A Columbus Clippers and was named Minor League Play...
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