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28 FEB 2011: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees stand outside the dugout during the spring training game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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28 FEB 2011: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees stand outside the dugout during the spring training game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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.
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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.
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BOSTON, MA – JULY 08: Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by teammate Alex Rodriguez #13 after scoring against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning during the game on July 8, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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.
“I don’t get involved,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said in 2001. “But there is nothing juicier than a spat among millionaires.”
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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?
