BRONX, N.Y. — Right around this time of the year we’d have the MLB All-Star Game. Derek Jeter was a 14-time All-Star and started at shortstop nine times. One often hears about his nearly identical numbers in the regular season and postseason but what about the Midsummer Classic?
It was 20 years ago that Jeter earned the nod as 2000 All-Star Game MVP. The Yankee Captain hit a career .481 for the junior circuit, which ranks fifth all-time. Let’s take a look back at some of his All-Star Game moments.
2000 ASG MVP
Starting with the most obvious, Jeter became the first New York Yankees player to earn the All-Star Game MVP and later would become the first player ever to earn that award and the World Series MVP in the same season.