Derek Jeter, commonly known as 'The Captain' or 'Yankee Jeter', is a former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. He was a five-time World Series champion, a 14-time All-Star, and a five-time Gold Glove Award winner. Jeter is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and is considered to be a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s.