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“I remember being so hurt by that.. I’m so proud I’m back in Kalamazoo, right, finally made it, got drafted. And you’re like 'man, you know, this is a reality check'.”

Judging by the first trailer dropped by ESPN, my prediction is we're all going to start looking at Derek Jeter in much the same way as Michael Jordan.

One thing you have to hand it to minor league teams is they promote really well, and they rarely miss an opportunity. That happened Monday morning as news was barely getting out that Kalamazoo's Derek Jeter was leaving the Miami Marlins organization.

It seems like forever ago, but the day has finally arrived. Kalamazoo's Derek Jeter is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today.

Eventually Kalamazoo's Derek Jeter, the long time New York Yankees captain, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But due to the pandemic and now to be able to make it safe for both fans and for the returning Hall of Famers, the ceremony has been pushed back to Wednesday afternoon, September 8th. in Cooperstown, New York, in September.

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.