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He has helped bring four world championships to the new york yankees, and as yankees captain has been a dedicated team leader admired by every yankees fan. The only authorized fullcolor book commemorating derek jeters iconic baseball career with the new york yankees, featuring archival images. Derek jeter draws upon more than 5,000 news articles and features from the new york times by the papers superb sports reporters and columnists, including dave anderson, jack curry, buster olney, and george vecsey, as well as tyler kepner, who has written the introduction. Derek jeter presents night at the stadium jeter publishing. World series champion coachny yankeesbook event, barnes. Tyler kepner is the awardwinning national baseball correspondent for the new york times. The seventime allstar and threetime gold glove winner was the american league rookie of the year in 1996 and the world series mvp in 2000. Long after derek jeter is inducted into the hall of fame, ian oconnors work will be viewed as the definitive biography of the captain. Sports and fitness april 12, 2015 sports and fitness april 12, 2015. A baseball stadium comes to life in this magical picture book brought to you by legendary sports icon and role model derek jeter. Derek s legacy was built in an era when many of his competitors were using illegal substances to improve their performance. Buster olney, author of how lucky you can be and the last night of the yankee dynasty. Mar 14, 2020 join coach dana cavalea on saturday march 14th at 5 pm for a special book event and signing at the barnes and noble in miami.
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