Mr. Jeter is the ninth Major League Baseball player to receive this honor since SI created the award in 1954 .
Mr. Jeter is a Little League graduate whose parents were selected as the 2000 Little League Parents of the Year .
Mr. Jeter , a Little League graduate whose parents were selected as the 2000 Little League Parents of the Year , is the ninth Major League Baseball player to receive this honor since SI created the award in 1954 .