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Derek Jeter will go down as one of the greatest players to ever put on a Yankees uniform. Jeter holds the hit record for the Original Yankee Stadium recording 1271 of them in the historic ballpark. In 2009 Jeter became the New York Yankees all-time hits leader passing Lou Gehrig with his 2722 hit on September 11th en route to the Yankees 27th World Series Championship. Additionally in 2009 he passed Mickey Mantle for most career at-bats with the team-Mantle held the coveted Yankee record since 1968. Jeter won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1996 four Silver Slugger Awards four Gold Glove Awards and is a ten time All Star. In 2000 he became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. Jeter is renowned for his clutch hitting and ability to perform under pressure as evidenced by his .313 lifetime average in the postseason to accompany his 99 R 20 HR and 55 RBI. Derek Jeter has hand signed this Authentic Yankees Jersey with the 3000th Hit Patch. the jersey is signed on the back. A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included.