Yet in a sport where individual exploits are little guarantee of team prosperity, Jeter found himself at the intersection of his own significant accomplishments and an at-times unbeatable squad that happened to represent America’s most storied franchise. or Mark McGwire, A-Rod or Bonds or Ichiro exceeded him in both baseball exploits and the currency of the moment. He is both the last famous baseball player and one of the first athletes to navigate our modern landscape, where our stars are initially revered by the public before tiring of them and moving on to Next.įor a long time, Derek Jeter was as close as you could get to The Biggest Thing, even as Ken Griffey Jr. All rights reserved.View Gallery: 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: See all the candidates Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Jeter was part of the Miami Marlins' ownership group for 4 1/2 years and was baseball's first Black CEO. Jeter - who won five championships during his 20-year career with the Yankees - said last season during Rodriguez's ESPN show, "Sunday Night Baseball," that the two had met to talk and clear things up.
The two, though, have seemed to put things behind them. Rodriguez credited Jeter's teammates for the Yankees' run of four World Series championships in five years from 1996-2000. The two were good friends early on during their big league careers, but Jeter acknowledged during his ESPN documentary series "The Captain" last year that they had grown apart after comments Rodriguez made in a 2001 interview with Esquire magazine. Jeter and Rodriguez were teammates on the New York Yankees for 10 seasons, but their relationship wasn't close.
I figured I would join the team and humble him a little bit," Jeter joked. "I was on set at the World Series in Philadelphia and (David) Ortiz kept showing me his World Series rings.
Jeter, who was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 2020, also joins fellow Hall of Famer David Ortiz and host Kevin Burkhardt as part of the studio team. Rodriguez hugged Jeter as he came on stage and presented him with a Fox Sports baseball jersey. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have been reunited.įox Sports announced Sunday during its Super Bowl pregame show that Jeter will be part of the network's studio coverage for the coming season. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭerek Jeter set to join Fox Sports in studio this MLB season
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