Derek Jeter News

"For what would have been the second time in his career Derek Jeter was slated to hit fourth today until rain killed the Yankees-Tigers game at Comerica Park. Afterward, manager Joe Girardi presented the shortstop with the lineup card, and the captain immediately found a pen to sign it for the manager. "He knew it was going to rain," Jeter said of Girardi's plan to bat him cleanup. "I am putting that on here." "

"Free Press special writer Jon Machota caught up with Derek Jeter before Sunday's Yankees/Tigers rain delay. They discussed getting inducted into his high school hall of fame, his expectations for Michigan's football team, and comparing Tiger Stadium and Comerica Park."

"It has been almost nine years since Derek Jeter batted fourth in the Yankees’ batting order. Who knows how long it will be before he sees his name in the cleanup spot again? Jeter was scheduled to bat fourth Sunday against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, but the game was rained out. Because this was the Yankees’ only trip to Detroit this season, the postponement will probably be rescheduled as a one-day trip July 24 or Sept. 1, which are currently days off for both teams."

"Derek Jeter was hoping to go through his first game back in the lineup without having to test his freshly healed left quadriceps muscle too quickly. Of course, things don't always work out the way you want. Even if you're the captain of the Yankees. "

"Derek Jeter sat in his locker in the ultra cramped clubhouse at Fenway Park in the middle of yesterday afternoon, not knowing if the Yankees' medical staff would let him test his strained left quadricep by running in the chilly New England air."

"If Derek Jeter doesn't encounter a problem running today he will return to the Yankees' lineup tomorrow night."

"Sunday Derek Jeter stretched with his teammates, took 31 hacks during batting practice - spraying balls to all parts of the outfield - and then took over two dozens grounders from his customary shortstop position."

"They are following the captain's example to become leaders themselves. Forty high schoolers from across the five boroughs have been picked as Jeter's Leaders and will try to emulate the Yankee shortstop's commitment to community service while being role models for their peers. "

"Every day that Derek Jeter doesn't test his injured left quad muscle moves the Yankees shortstop closer to a stint on the disabled list. Out since leaving Monday night's game against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, Jeter said last night he wouldn't know when he will be able to play until he runs. "

"Derek Jeter ambled through the visiting clubhouse just after 4 p.m. wearing shorts, a sleeveless T-shirt and Air Jordan high tops. No wrap on his leg. No noticeable signs of distress, but a big smile."

"About two hours before last night's game at Fenway Park, Jorge Posada stood in the spitting rain and talked briefly about his injured right shoulder. A little while later, Derek Jeter stood on the steps of the visitors' dugout and talked briefly about his injured left leg."

"Derek Jeter did nothing yesterday to test his cranky left quadricep muscle that has forced him to miss the past three games. Jorge Posada was the DH in Joe Girardi's radically altered lineup against Royals left-hander John Bale since his tired right shoulder doesn't affect his swing. He proved that last night with a solo homer in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 6-1 victory over the Royals. Judging by Girardi's comments don't look for Jeter to return to short or Posada to catch tonight when the Yankees invade Fenway Park for the first of three games versus the Red Sox. "

"Derek Jeter had a thick ice pack wrapped around his upper left thigh Tuesday, a reminder of his injury the night before. Teammates drifted in and out of the Yankees’ clubhouse, going to or from pregame workouts, but Jeter never strayed far from the trainer’s room."

"The Yankees will be without Derek Jeter for at least the rest of this series against the Royals, but the Bombers are holding out hope that the captain can return this weekend against the Red Sox."

"The Yankees beat the Rays 6-1 for a split of their four-game series, but now have to worry about Jeter's availability."

"The captain's injury put a damper on the Yankees' 6-1 victory over the Rays in front of 41,302 at the Stadium in which the bats finally awoke and Mike Mussina was sharp. Bobby Abreu hit a two-run homer, his first of the season, and fell a double short of the Bombers' first cycle since Tony Fernandez in 1995."

" When Derek Jeter sneezes, all of Yankee Nation catches a cold, and The Captain suffered a left quadriceps injury legging out a grounder in the first inning. Jeter dives into stands headfirst and comes out bloodied and unbowed and always plays the next day. "

"An MRI exam on Derek Jeter's left quad today shows a strain, which means he could be out a few days -- if not longer. Manager Joe Girardi confirmed the injury before the Yankees game this afternoon against the Royals in Kansas City. All of which creates a possible scenario that hasn't yet been broached: A-Rod at shortstop?"

"At this stage of his career, which is to say his prime, there is only one question left about Derek Jeter: monument or plaque?"

"Derek Jeter's most prevalent memories of his first Opening Day as a Yankee in 1996 were that "it was cold and it snowed." Weather, for sure, will now be prominent in the captain's recollections of the final opener at the Stadium. "

"Of course, he was fine. Isn't he always? After Derek Jeter was lifted in the third inning of last night's 4-2 exhibition win over the Marlins, the question was why. "

"Derek Jeter left Saturday night's spring finale in the bottom of the third inning with an injury to his right pinkie, but Joe Girardi said after the game that the shortstop would definitely be in the lineup for tomorrow's season-opener."

"Major League Baseball has taken steps to beef up its drug-testing policy, but according to several prominent Yankees, including captain Derek Jeter, the sport's image will never heal completely until players are tested for all drugs - most notably human growth hormone."

"Hard to believe, especially for Yankees diehards, but Derek Jeter is the worst-fielding shortstop in the majors."

"It is so easy to turn this into geeks vs. the prom king, University of Penn statistic professors vs. Derek Jeter. Who do you think is going to win that one in the court of public opinion?"

"New York Yankees slugger and 2007 American League Most Valuable Player Alex Rodriguez on Thursday predicted teammate Derek Jeter will be a top MVP contender this season."

"The day will come when Derek Jeter is no longer playing shortstop for the Yankees. Just don't expect that day to be here anytime soon."

"This time Derek Jeter wasn't blindsided by the words spilling out of Alex Rodriguez's mouth. A year ago, Jeter didn't know Rodriguez was going to talk about their faded friendship when spring training opened."

"Asked a question about what type of year Bobby Abreu was going to have, Alex Rodriguez predicted Derek Jeter would make it two straight years a Yankee wins the AL MVP."

"Alex Rodriguez doesn't think he's going to win the Most Valuable Player award this season. But Derek Jeter will. "I think Jeter is going to have an MVP season. That's my prediction for the year," Rodriguez said yesterday after the Yankees had their second full-squad practice."

"Derek Jeter arrived at his 16th Yankees spring training yesterday labeled the worst shortstop in the majors by some statistical braniacs over at Penn."

"For Derek Jeter, perhaps it finally sank in Wednesday on an overcast day at Legends Field that Joe Torre is no longer the Yankee manager. The Yankees met as a group for the first time this spring with new manager Joe Girardi and had their first full-squad practice."

"The three Yankee stars sat off to the side, offering silent support for Andy Pettitte. When Pettitte's hour-long press conference was over Monday, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada walked over to the lefthander, embraced him and left."

"How's this for junk science - even with three Gold Gloves, Yankees captain Derek Jeter has been labeled the worst fielding shortstop in baseball."

"One particular finding of a new analysis of baseball fielding prowess will make Red Sox fans gleeful: Yankees captain Derek Jeter, a three-time Gold Glove winner, ranked dead last among major league shortstops."

" Beyond the eyes that burn with intensity and a competitive spirit that has carried him farther than his tools, Andy Pettitte is exactly like the rest of us: He requires a heart to live, a brain to think, legs to walk and a mouth to talk. That's why Derek Jeter says that Pettitte's inclusion in the Mitchell Report his admission of taking two spikes of human growth hormone in 2002 to help an elbow problem and whatever he said in a recent deposition about long-time buddy Roger Clemens will bother the Yankee lefty. "

"Derek Jeter knows Joe Girardi as a former teammate, a bench coach and a broadcaster, but not as a manager. So he's unsure how Girardi's regime will be different from Joe Torre's run as Yankee manager."

"In a recent interview by a water cooler, gravel crunching as Yankee prospects jogged past in spikes, Jeter talks about the thrill of starting camp with mostly the same cast that ended last year. While that might sound odd, considering that last season ended in a cloud of midges and the Indians knocking out the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs, Jeter believes in that group."

"Derek Jeter, the Yankee shortstop, has resolved his problems with New York State tax collectors, state officials said last week. Details of the settlement are not known, but the dispute revolved around a tax issue that is central for athletes and other itinerant workers: the official location of their permanent residence."

"Derek Jeter thinks Curt Schilling's shoulder injury is a blow to the Red Sox. Jorge Posada believes Boston's likely replacements might be just as good. But both Yankees agree on one thing - even without Schilling, a postseason wiz and an anchor of Boston's pitching staff since 2004, the Red Sox are still a strong team."

"State tax officials have settled their case against Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who they said owed three years’ worth of resident income taxes, a state official who has been briefed on the case said on Tuesday."

"The Mitchell Report's findings may have cast a shadow on the Yankee dynasty of the 1990s, but as far as the captain of the Bombers is concerned, it will have no bearing on the team in 2008 and beyond."

"Derek Jeter wants everybody to wait until all the facts are in before declaring Roger Clemens guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs."

"Derek Jeter said on Thursday night that he spoke to Andy Pettitte recently to offer support in the wake of the lefthander's mention in the Mitchell Report and admission that he used human growth hormone."

"Yankees captain Derek Jeter, speaking before an event for his Turn 2 Foundation last night, urged people not to leap to conclusions about Roger Clemens. Jeter lent support to Clemens and Andy Pettitte, who were named in the Mitchell Report and alleged to have used performance-enhancing drugs."

"Derek Jeter will be inducted into his high school's athletic hall of fame Saturday night, and the Yankee captain sent in his RSVP a while ago. It has been years since he's been back, the locals say, making this perhaps the most anticipated event in Kalamazoo Central history."

"Jorge Posada, after all, turned up the heat on management in rather stunning fashion yesterday, making it clear that he believes the Yankees need Johan Santana to end their string of early playoff exits and have a realistic chance of winning a championship in 2008."

"Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is facing that issue head on as he battles claims filed by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance that he is a state resident and thus owes taxes on all his income, not just the money earned in the state. Jeter maintains that his primary residence is in Florida."

"Don't you dare call my son a tax cheat! Derek Jeter's mother defended him Friday amid allegations he sidestepped state taxes by declaring Florida his home state when he really lives in New York. "

"Such a guess, tax lawyers and accountants said yesterday, could be what prompted state tax officials to mention that the Yankees star Derek S. Jeter kept 'items near and dear' in his Manhattan apartment when they challenged his nonresident income tax returns for 2001, 2002 and 2003."