A “Spat Among Millionaires” Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez Left New York Yankees’ Ambitious GM Intrigued Amidst Imminent Chaos in 2001

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will go down as two of the best baseball players in the 21st century. Even though the two had a completely different career graphs, A-Rod and Jeter dominated an era in Major League Baseball.

Unlike Jeter, A-Rod made his MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners and later went on to play for the Texas Rangers before signing for the New York Yankees. However, long before playing for the Yankees, A-Rod and Jeter were close friends. 

But there was also some chaos in their friendship when A-Rod dissed Jeter for allegedly playing for a better team. And in such a chaotic situation, none other than the Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, came up with a bold statement.

Brian Cashman found the rift between Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter juicier

Per an old report in the New York Post, Alex Rodriguez and his friendship with Derek Jeter got ruined because of his statement against the then-Yankees star. A-Rod had said that Jeter succeeded only because he had a better team by his side.

Notably, it must have hurt Jeter at the time. Even the MLB world was divided into two parts. But what was more surprising was when the Yankees’ GM had some fun with the whole situation.

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“I don’t get involved,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in 2001. “But there is nothing juicier than a spat among millionaires.”

Are A-Rod and Jeter friends now?

Even though Alex Rodriguez hurt his longtime friend Derek Jeter with his controversial statement, they still share a good relationship between them. Recently, the two even appeared on the Kay-Rod Cast together and had some fun while analyzing the game.

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Not only that, but A-Rod also made a special appearance in Jeter’s docuseries, The Captain. Although they are on good terms, Jeter has always made some distance from A-Rod after that incident.

Do you think Jeter has forgiven A-Rod for his statement?