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Necessity is the mother of invention, which is why the left-handed Kaat learned to play golf as a righty in the early 1960s. Lefty clubs were hard to come by at the time, so he taught himself to swing from the other side of the tee. The pitching legend procured the proper hardware in later years and became an ambidextrous force on the links.
Derek trailed only Mickey Mantle (1,080) and Joe DiMaggio (970) among Yankees at the same age. Always a clutch performer under the spotlight, Jeter went three-for-three with a run scored and two RBI to earn the MVP Award at the 2000 All-Star Game. In August, he walked in 10 consecutive games.
The Minor League Player of the Year in 1998, Eric emerged as a big-league star in 2001. That season, he belted 32 homers, drove in 114 (a record for an Athletics third baseman) and won a Gold Glove. He copped another gold mitt in '02 while setting the franchise record for longballs by a third sacker.
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