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DJ3K puts Steiner empire in spotlight
Quick ReadJeter's 3,000th hit is the sort of thing that makes traditionalists cringe, and the sort of thing upon which Brandon Steiner has built a memorabilia empire.
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Brandon Steiner, CEO of Steiner Sports, swings Derek Jeter bats stacked in the company warehouse of the sports memorabilia company. Steiner has deals with the Yankees, MSG, Giants/Jets and many other entities to sell memorabilia. (July 20, 2011)
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DJ3K: Derek Jeter's 3,000 hits coverage
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.
Christian Lopez was here Tuesday, doing what celebrity visitors do when they stop by the headquarters of Steiner Sports: Signing stuff.
In his case, it was baseballs inscribed thusly: "I Caught DJ3K."
Tomorrow evening, Derek Jeter, the guy who hit the ball Lopez caught, will be back on duty, autographing an array of items related to his 3,000th career hit --...
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