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When did Derek Jeter become the 1st rookie shortstop to start for the Yankees?

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∙ 13y ago

Updated: 8/22/2023

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.

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Derek Jeter started the 1996 season as the Yankees starting shortstop. Tony Fernandez played shortstop for the Yankees in 1995.

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Derek Jeter was the last Yankees player to win the Rookie of the Year Award. He won it in 1996.

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Derek Jeter has been the Yankees starting shortstop since his rookie season in 1996.

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Who was the last rookie starting shortstop prior to Derek Jeter?

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Derek Sanderson Jeter.

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derek jeter is a shortstop for the New York Yankees

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Is Derek Jeter still on the New York Yankees?

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