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Offered here is the October 1994 issue of “Baseball America” featuring Hall of Famer Derek Jeter on the cover. The cover show’s Jeter in a road New York Yankees’ uniform during Spring Training with printed in black “PRIDE OF THE YANKEES” and in yellow below “DEREK JETER: MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Jeter has signed his name in bold black pen across the end of the “YANKEES” print which is also part of his image. Jeter worked his way up the minor league chain of the New York Yankees, playing for three different teams in the Yankees’ organization in 1994 before his big-league debut in May of 1995. The first stop was for high single A Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League, where Jeter appeared in 69 games as he batted a lofty. 329 average that earned him a move up to AA and eventually AAA by season’s end and being named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America and other publications. The magazine displays edge wear and creasing, but the signature is not affected. This comes with a STICKER ONLY from PSA/DNA (T03831).