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Major League Baseball announced Wednesday its owners unanimously approved the sale of the Miami Marlins to the group led by venture capitalist Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter. The vote was conducted via conference call on Wednesday. Sherman and Jeter -- the former New York Yankees shortstop will be the CEO -- officially will take over upon…
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Derek Jeter, who is the prospective owner of the Miami Marlins, asked outgoing team president David Samson to fire four people who serve as special assistants, the Miami Herald reported Friday night. According to the newspaper, Jeter asked Samson to dismiss Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Tony Perez, 2003 World Series-winning manager Jack McKeon along…
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Former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter and his wife Hannah have welcomed their first child -— a baby girl named Bella Raine. "Congratulations Derek and @hannahbjeter on the birth of your baby girl, Bella Raine Jeter, born Thursday, Aug. 17,” The Players' Tribune website, which Jeter founded, announced Friday on Twitter. The Yankees congratulated their…
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NEW YORK — Derek Jeter stared into this frozen, bronze image of himself, a slightly awkward smile creasing a face that's a bit rounder than it was back in his prime playing days, crinkling the corners of eyes that carry a bit more luggage these days, too. Anyone would have to find it strange to catch…
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With the New York Yankees retiring Derek Jeter’s No.2 Sunday night, plenty comes to mind in regard to the shortstop’s baseball career. “Class” for the way he carried himself on and off the field, “winner” for his five championship rings and even “captain” would probably be among the first choices of Yankees fans. But despite his…
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NEW YORK -- He pulled the curtain off the monument, saw his bronze face staring right back at him, and laughed. Derek Jeter was bracing for something that looked wrong, because he had been through enough of these number-retirement ceremonies to know that immortality doesn't always include a perfect likeness. Bernie Williams? "Bernie had the big…
