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great at fielding, hitting, and he still is a great person because of what he’s doing in retirement. Derek Jeter’s fielding performance was among the best in the history of baseball. Jeter played for 20 years and was a lifelong shortstop for the Yankees. He had a career fielding percent of .976 which means that for every 1000 balls he was hit, he

championships. His time with Boston soon came to an end. George was moved to the New York Yankees. His

As I walked through the gates and smell the amazing smell of fresh popcorn. look forward and see a perfect baseball field. Then you see the two teams and the superstars of the teams. I see the great Derek Jeter in his final season of his career. I see the uprising star Lorenzo Cain running through the outfield catching fly balls. I also see the 2 pitchers warming their arms up. The stars are warming up and I am smelling the great food and taking in the experiment. First, I walked through the gates

century, it can be very eye-opening and intimidating. A majority of people will start their day by sitting down and watching the news including stories about how seven just died from a stabbing or another bomb was dropped in the Middle East. As I continue to grow up, I start to notice the things that are not being talked about, and more specifically, the topics on news. They will very rarely will pick a positive story over any negative one. The people that make the world a better place are constantly

this era of Major League Baseball and one who will stand out with his qualities. Derek Jeter has never had the feeling of wanting to be a part of any other major league team than the New York Yankees, and the qualities he possessed surely got him where he is today. Jeter was the shortstop for the New York Yankees for 20 years, until his last appearance in 2014, and had led his team as captain since 2003. Jeter is recognized as one of the greatest shortstops in MLB history, but also one of the most

Roberto Clemente was born on August 18, 1934 to Melchor and Luisa Clemente. He was the youngest out of seven children. His dad was a sugarcane foreman and Roberto sometimes would bring water to the workers on the field. As a boy he was good at sports. He excelled in baseball and javelin throwing. He was so good at both he had a choice to make: he could either represent Puerto Rico at the 1952 olympics or he could play baseball for the professional Santurce baseball team. He chose to play baseball

stint of going to school or work for many consecutive days. Imagine going for 2,130 days straight at work, well Lou Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive baseball games with the Yankees. Out of two children, Lou was the only one to survive. On June 19, 1903 the Hall of Famer Lou Ludwig Gehrig was born in Yorkville, New York, NY. At an early age his parents Heinrich Gehrig and Christina Fack noticed that he showed great athletic ability. His father was born in 1867 and died in June, 1946 at age

disappointing career with a .253/.316/.367 slash line, .299 wOBA and 88 wRC+. He hit just seven home runs in 532 plate appearances, to give him a combined 19 home runs from 2014-'16. To say things have changed this season would be an understatement. With a new swing, Alonso tapped into his power stroke like never before and already has 19 home runs in 285 plate appearances this season. The 30-year-old's bat vaulted him into the thick of Oakland's lineup, where he has thrived . He is just 21 RBIs shy of

Say someone had to pick a player from the 1920's who would they choose odds are it would be someone the name of Babe Ruth. Say someone had to choose a player from the 1950's odds are they would choose Jackie Robinson, but why? Why would someone choose these players. Babe Ruth And Jackie Robison showed in history that they are better than any other player from there time era. How were these players so much different from others was it that Babe Ruth and Jackie Robison were just talented

“I’ve been a Yankees fan since I was 3 years old and I’ve never been to a baseball game.” “Oh, my God I want to go to a baseball game so badly!” From this very conversation, my dream and my girlfriends dream came true. Let me tell you a little bit more about us and explain why this is a dream come true for the both of us. Let me start by saying a couple things you need to know about me first. Growing up as a kid in a Hispanic household we would mainly watch sports, such as soccer and baseball but