The American baseball shortstop, Derek Jeter has an estimated net worth of $185 million. Derek is one of the most famous and highest-paid athletes in recent sports antiquity.

Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American baseball shortstop who is playing in his 20^th and final season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Derek is a five-time World Series champ and is considered as a vital figure of the Yankee's success of the late '90s and early 2000s for his hitting, base running, fielding and leadership. He has an increasing net worth of over $180 million.

Derek Jeter is a 40-year old Yankees player who is retiring thus making his last and final MLB season. He is said to be leaving with affluence as much as endowment and influence to the team. His current net worth may have decreased from a whopping $5 billion in 2011 and was tagged by Forbes to be "the Yankees $5 Billion Man."

Derek Jeter has been one of the most severely promoted athletes of his generation and is involved in several product endorsements gaining him his substantial net worth value. His personal life and relationships have gathered media attention throughout his career. Teammates and opponents equally esteem Derek as an excellent professional and one of the best players of his generation.

Derek Jeter's personal life has been a recurrent topic in gossip columns and celebrity magazines since his 1996 rookie year. He had a well-exposed relationship with pop diva Mariah Carey from 1997 to 1998. Derek has also dated former Miss Universe Lara Dutta, singer Joy Enriquez, television personality Vanessa Minnillo, and the actresses Jordana Brewster, Jessica Biel, Minka Kelly and Hannah Davis. Derek Jeter is a close friend of Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and was best man at his wedding.

Aside from his notable baseball career, Derek Jeter also has a remarkably grossing net worth. Every year, Derek earns $30 to $35 million on salary and endorsements. In 2001, he signed a ten-year $189 million contract to stay with the Yankees. In 2003, he was termed the eleventh recognized captain in the team's history.

The Yankee captain signed a contract that is worth $51 million over three years. In 2011, under Derek Jeter's new three-year $15 million salary, Derek represents a $6 million pay cut from what he earned in 2010. Derek continues to be baseball's most sought-after player with a striking endorsement portfolio that includes Nike, Gatorade, Gillette, Ford, Rawlings, Steiner Sports and Movado. He also has popular Avon cologne. He is baseball's top stipendiary off the ground with yearly income of $9 million, adding up to his massive $185 million net worth.

Derek Jeter had never been married but has been linked to several famous and attractive women. On February 11, 2014, Derek announced that he plans on retiring after the 2014 season. As of the moment, Derek has earned just over $250 million in salary alone during his professional baseball years, reckoning his immense net worth of over a hundred million dollars.

In line with his successes and achievements, Derek Jeter is undoubtedly one of the most hailed baseball players of his time. And with his $185 million net worth, Derek will surely soar high.