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- NAME: Derek Jeter
- OCCUPATION: Baseball Player
- BIRTH DATE: June 26, 1974 (Age: 38)
- EDUCATION: Kalamazoo Central High School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Pequannok, New Jersey
- ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer
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Derek Jeter is a Major League Baseball Player with the New York Yankees and was a key factor in their 1990s World Series wins.
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