Which US baseball player was called "The Yankee Clipper"?

"The Yankee Clipper" was the nickname for Joe DiMaggio, a Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees (1936–1942, 1946–1951). DiMaggio made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on May 3, 1936, batting ahead of Lou Gehrig in the lineup. The Yankees, an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx, compete in MLB as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Prior to DiMaggio, the team had not been to the World Series since 1932, but they won the next four World Series. Over the course of his 13-year MLB career, DiMaggio led the Yankees to nine World Series championships, where he trailed Yogi Berra's ten championships.

In 1936 DiMaggio set a franchise record for rookies by hitting 29 home runs. His record stood for over 80 years until it was shattered by Aaron Judge, who hit 52 homers in the year 2017.

Joe DiMaggio (November 1914 – March 1999), besides the nickname "The Yankee Clipper", was also called "Joltin' Joe" and "Joe D". He was a baseball center fielder who played his entire career in MLB for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and is best known for setting the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball (56 games, May 15 – July 16, 1941), which still stands today.

DiMaggio was a three-time American League Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons.