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How Derek Jeter meeting influenced Yankees prospect Kyle Holder

TAMPA -- When Derek Jeter talks, you listen, if you're a Yankees prospect. Especially if, like Jeter, you're a shortstop. Especially if, like Jeter, you're a first-round pick.

And if you're Kyle Holder, new to Yankees big-league camp, you take every word and commit it to memory.

"Play the game 100 percent, day in and day out," Holder said was the biggest takeaway he's gotten from talking to the future Hall of Famer over the years. "Play every day like it's your last."

It's at that time in spring training when players are getting serious about getting ready for the regular season, which begins a week from Sunday for the Yankees.