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Derek Jeter recently unveiled baseball and softball fields in his hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for his Turn 2 Foundation. He talks about that, plus fatherhood and social media, with TODAY.com.
Jeter created the Turn 2 Foundation, a charitable organization, in 1996. It was established to help children and teenagers avoid drug and alcohol addiction, and to reward those who show high academic achievement. [267] In 2012, Jeter received an honorary doctorate from Siena College honoring him for his foundation's work. [268]
Jeter earned more than $266 million as a player with a high salary of $21 million in 2010. Jeter is the founder of the Turn 2 Foundation, which is designed to motivate young people to choose not ...
Yankee Derek Jeter, who grew up idolizing Winfield for both his athleticism and humanitarianism, credits Winfield as the inspiration for his own Turn 2 Foundation. [55] In turn, Winfield continues to help raise funds and awareness for Jeter's Foundation and for many other groups and causes throughout the country.
Many winners, including Rick Sutcliffe, [10] Barry Larkin, [11] Mark McGwire, [12] Todd Stottlemyre [13] and Derek Jeter, [14] worked with children in need. Jeter assisted children and teenagers in avoiding drug and alcohol addiction [ 14 ] through his Turn 2 Foundation , [ 15 ] while Sutcliffe visited disabled children in hospitals [ 10 ] and ...
Jeter says that after reconnecting with Lee about the Arena Club and thinking back on his own family's loss, "I thought it was an unbelievable idea." Roy Rochlin/Getty Derek Jeter on Aug. 16, 2024
In June 2013, the five-time World Series champion and former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter became a partner of Luvo. A New York Daily News article said that Jeter grew up eating fast food, [4] though he now promotes healthy eating and lifestyle choices through his Turn 2 Foundation.
We spoke with former Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter to hear the six essentials he's carrying right now in post-retirement. Click ahead to learn more. The Yankee Captain Can't Live Without These 6 Things