Who Is Jeter Downs? New York's Newest Second Baseman Who Was Named After Former New York Shortstop Derek Jeter

Who is Jeter Downs?

New York’s newest second baseman who was named after former New York shortstop Derek Jeter who was New York’s shortstop from 1995-2014 where he had 11195 at bats contributed offensively 3465 hits, 260 home runs, had a batting average of 310 was rookie of the year, 14x All-Star, 5x World Series Champion, 5x Gold Glove award winner 5x Silver Slugger, World Series MVP All-Star Game MVP.

Before becoming a member of New York the team that wears the pinstripes Jeter Downs played for Boston, Washington before claimed off waivers by New York the team that wears the pinstripes.

According to Bryan Hoch article on https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/yankees-claim-jeter-downs-off-waivers

Jeter Downs played for Boston in 2022 where he played in 14 games, had 39 at bats contributed offensively 6 hits, 1 home, 4 runs batted in 1 walk had a batting average of 154. Jeter Downs played for Washington in 2023 playing where he played in 6 games, had 5 at bats contributed offensively4 runs, 2 hits , 4 walks, 2 stolen bases had a batting average of 400.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/jeter-downs-669023