John Jeter is a retired American

United States

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player, an outfielder

Outfielder

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 who played 336 games of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 for four teams — the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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, San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres

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, Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 and Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 — between and . Jeter is an alumnus of Grambling State University

Grambling State University

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. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 in 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (81.6 kg).

During his Major League career, Jeter collected 213 hits

Hit (baseball)

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, including 27 doubles

Double (baseball)

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, ten triples

Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

 and 18 home runs.

He is the father

Father

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 of former Major League outfielder Shawn Jeter

Shawn Jeter

Shawn Darrell Jeter was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the son of former Major League Baseball outfielder Johnny Jeter....

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