Families that work together stay together. Derek Jeter, baseball icon, experiences that with his parents, especially with his sister. The former Yankee has always earned praise from his former teammates and bosses for being a great individual to work with. Fans know him for his reputation as the cool and collected Captain Clutch. But what does his family say?

The Hall of Famer has played a role in his Turn 2 Foundation since establishing the non-profit in 1996. Ever since retiring from baseball in 2016, the former shortstop has taken more of an active role in the organization. And recently, his sister Sharlee gave more of an insight into what it’s like going to work with one’s family.

Sharlee Jeter Gives Honest Opinion About Mixing Work and Family Life

Sharlee Jeter has long been serving as the President of the Turn 2 Foundation, serving the org successfully. On a recent podcast appearance, Montgomery and Co. asked her about what it was like working with family.

“I think it’s different, it’s a very different experience. I don’t think it works for everyone but I love working with my family, especially as well all get older. I appreciate it so much. When I first started working, it was a little different,” Sharlee Jeter says.

“But what I’ve learned to appreciate the most when working with everybody at this age, when everybody has their own lives – like Derek has his own family, I have my own family  – it pulls us all together more often.”

“We meet with each other often. We always have a reason to catch up. When life gets busy, work kind of pulls us together and keeps us together. We’ve always been a close-knit family, but I just love working with them.”

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But she does add a nugget of reality, “It can be difficult at times when you don’t feel like talking to each other and you still have to because of work. But we all have the same goal and we all wanna see each other win, so it’s great.”

Derek Jeter Was Always a Proud Big Brother

Anyone and everyone who has ever interviewed Jeter or watched him talk knows that the former baseballer was never one to open up about family. But in a rare instance of candor in 2001, he revealed to then-Yankees manager Joe Torre that his sister was cancer-free. Torre had never even known that Sharlee was suffering from Hodgkin’s disease.

According to the New York Times, Jeter had told Torre that it was a good day. In his later interviews, the former Yankee also opened up about how he was proud of his sister for fighting a brave battle.

Truly, working together as a family may not be for everyone, but given all the ups and downs that the Jeters have been through, they manage it well.

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