“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'.”
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.
The author of one of the most influential sports books in history, former MLB pitcher and WMU alum, Jim Bouton is auctioning off his original "Ball Four" manuscript.
A lot of titles and honors are attached to Derek Jeter's name. Ball player, future Hall of Famer, founding publisher of The Players' Tribune are just some of them. It's in that latter role that Jeter has just penned what amounts to a Valentine to Kalamazoo.
Derek Jeter, retired New York Yankee legend, future Hall of Famer, and Kalamazoo native, has written a nice piece on the work and the effect of his Turn 2 Foundation.