Topic: Derek Jeter

Yankees' Jeter tries to liven up march to 3,000 hits

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whispers grew to murmurs, rose to grumbling and finally gave way to an hysterical clamor of doubt early in the Major League Baseball season about whether New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was washed up.The 2011 campaign, Jeter's ...

Phillies set to challenge Giants in arms race

Look for pitching prowess to again define baseball's powers in 2011, with Philadelphia's stockpile of arms ready to challenge San Francisco's pursuit of a second straight World Series title.Ace Cliff Lee spurned lucrative offers to either stay with the Texas Rangers or ...

Jeter under microscope in 16th season for Yankees

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite being known as a consummate winner with five World Series rings to back that up, New York Yankees captain and shortstop Derek Jeter has as much to prove as any player heading into the 2011 Major League ...

Yankees, Jeter finalize 51-million-dollar deal

The New York Yankees and captain Derek Jeter have finalized a 51-million-dollar, three-year contract, and both sides vowed Tuesday to move on after sometimes contentious negotiations.Shortstop Jeter and the club had reportedly reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on the deal, which also ...

Derek Jeter signs three-year deal with the Yankees

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shortstop Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees' all-time hits leader, has signed a three-year contract that will keep him in pinstripes through at least 2013, the team confirmed Tuesday.The deal is worth $51 million to the 11-time All-Star ...

Yankees and Jeter agree to three-year deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees and Derek Jeter agreed a three-year deal worth about $17 million per year that ensures the All-Star will be Major League Baseball's highest paid shortstop, U.S. media reported on Saturday.Jeter's deal is worth $15-17 ...
Person familiar with negotiations: Rivera & Yankees close at about $30 million for 2 yearsMariano Rivera and the New York Yankees are close to an agreement on a two-year contract for about $30 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The ...
While Yankees wait on Jeter, Tulowitzki gets $157.75 million, 10-year deal from RockiesWhile the Yankees wait to hear from Derek Jeter, another All-Star shortstop finalized a huge contract.Troy Tulowitzki tore up his current agreement with the Colorado Rockies and agreed Tuesday to ...
What's in the cards? Derek Jeter imagined in all 30 major league uniformsHaving trouble imagining what Derek Jeter would look like in a different uniform?Beckett Media, which prices baseball cards, is helping out, posting pictures of the shortstop in the jerseys all ...

Tulo is the Future, not Jeter

As Derek Jeter struggles to accept the reality of being 36, Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki inks a seven-year, $134 million extension that will keep him in the Mile High city through 2020. Meantime Jeter, who also signed a ten-year contract at ...