No. He was just a rookie. Derek Jeter was named Yankees captain on June 3, 2003.
Derek Jeter started the 1996 season as the Yankees starting shortstop. Tony Fernandez played shortstop for the Yankees in 1995.
Derek Jeter has been the Yankees starting shortstop since his rookie season in 1996.
Derek's first game as a rookie shortstop for the Yankees was on April 2, 1996. Even though in 1995 he did play in 15 games, his rookie season was 1996. That was the first time a rookie shortstop started for the Yankees on opening day since Tom Tresh in 1962.
Derek Jeter is the New York Yankees starting shortstop and team captain. He has been playing professional baseball since 1995, full time since 1996. On July 9, 2011, Derek also became the first Yankees player ever to reach 3,000 hits.
Derek Jeter hit 260 career home runs with the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2014.
No, Derek Jeter has spent his entire professional career on the New York Yankees. He joined the team in 1995 and first played for the team in 1996.
Derek Jeter was the 1996 A.L. Rookie of the Year.
Derek Jeter made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees on May 29, 1995. Derek appeared in 15 games that year. 1996 was Derek's first full season as he played in 157 games.
In 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009.
Derek Jeter has been part of seven American League pennant winning teams in his career with the Yankees.1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2009.
Derek Jeter's Major League debut was on May 29, 1995against the Seattle Mariners. In 1995 Derek only played in 15 games. He became the full time New York Yankees shortstop beginning in 1996.
Derek did not play college ball. He was offered a scholarship by the University of Michigan but decided to forego college and play minor league ball after the New York Yankees drafted him in the first round of the 1992 draft.