Dick Groch, the former scout who discovered Yankees legend Derek Jeter, died on Wednesday in Port Huron, Michigan. He was 84. Groch’s family confirmed to MLB.com that he had died, while the Yankees ...

Derek Jeter famously knew he wanted to play for the New York Yankees when he was 5 years old. Dick Groch didn't choose baseball over basketball until he was a married father of two. Yet the two men ...

The New York Yankees were reluctant to draft a kid out of Kalamazoo named Derek Jeter. They were led to believe he was planning to honor his commitment to play collegiately at the University of ...

More than three decades ago, Dick Groch made a declaration that helped change the course of Yankees history. The Yankees held the No. 6 pick in the 1992 draft, and although Derek Jeter was high on ...