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The multi-million dollar renovation project of the baseball and softball fields at Kalamazoo Central High School has been delayed one year by the coronavirus pandemic.

The only question was whether it was going to be unanimous. And after teammate Mariano Rivera was voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame unanimously last year, it seemed possible it could have two years in a row, but one writer did not vote for Jeter.

Derek Jeter, through his Turn 2 Foundation is funding a major renovation of the baseball facilities at his alma mater, Kalamazoo Central High School.

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Derek Jeter was a newlywed and still working for a living when he last visited Kalamazoo in 2016.

Kalamazoo native Derek Jeter, retired from baseball and the MLB retired his number. Check out this commercial from Budweiser honoring Jeter.

I have a friend who was a freshman when Derek Jeter was a senior at Kalamazoo Central. She says he was a nice guy, but nobody knew his baseball career would skyrocket to the level it did. Sunday night, was the exclamation point, the "cherry on top" cap to a two decade career.