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The Incredible Infielders

If you know New York baseball, you know Derek Jeter, from the Yankees, and David Wright, from the Mets. In both of their high school careers, they had an overall batting average over .400. They were both drafted out of high school with college ambitions. At first, they may seem alike: New York infielders that are the captains of their teams. But they each have their own skills that make them so good.

Derek Jeter was drafted out of high school by the Yankees in 1992. His Major League debut was in 1995. He has been one of the best players ever since. He plays shortstop and has a batting average of .312, hall of fame worthy. He has a salary of 17 million USD(United States dollars), and at the age of 39, has played 19 seasons, won 5 World Series titles, and has 5 Rawlings Golden Glove Awards. Unfortunately, Derek Jeter is coming to the end of his amazing career, but he will always be remembered as the great Yankee that he is.

David Wright was drafted out of high school by the Mets in 2001. His Major League debut was in 2004. The Mets made a very good decision in drafting him. He plays third base with a batting average of .301,just enough to get in the hall of fame. He has a salary of 10.19 million USD, and at the young age of 31, has played 11 seasons, hasn’t yet won any World Series titles, and has 2 Rawlings Golden Glove Awards. However, Wright and the Mets are working hard this year, and just might win it all.

Some people think that Derek Jeter is better because he has won 5 World Series titles, but those wins were team efforts, not just Jeter’s. Even though Derek Jeter has 3 more Rawlings Golden Glove Awards than David Wright, and David Wright is still in his prime, both players are hard working and never give up. Many things about each player makes them equally as good. Obviously, no baseball player is perfect during every at bat or during every play, but the ones who try their hardest and are determined to win are the ones who do.

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