“I Took His Money, So..”- Derek Jeter Once Defended Himself After an Infamous Act in a Golf Game With Barack Obama

In twenty years of his career with the Bronx Bombers, Hall of Famer Derek Jeter charmed people all over the Big Apple. But it wasn’t only New York who loved the legend of the former captain of the Yankees. Jeter’s tales were spread all over the United States, and that included the former president, Barack Obama. 

People got to see the former Yankee and the ex-POTUS two years after he got retired from the game he loved the most. But it wasn’t the first time that they’d met. They’d not only met earlier but also played somewhat friendly golf games. The game apparently also included betting, which the former president lost to the Hall of Famer, and certainly wanted it back on the accusations of getting cheated. 

Derek Jeter cheated on ex-POTUS Barack Obama?

The baseball icon hung up his cleats after having a tremendous career in 2014. A month or two after that, the former shortstop took to a hobby of playing golf. After playing for a few weeks, the ex-athlete had an infamous game with none other than the ex-president of the USA, Barack Obama. 

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The game had something unique happen in it that ex-POTUS had people and Jeter talking about it even after two years of the said game in Vegas. Evidently, even after a few weeks of playing, Jeter had learned enough that he won against the former president. But that had left the ex-POTUS in shock. He then started to believe that Jeter, in fact, lied about having played only for a few weeks. Which then prompted the ex-Yankee to say, “I took his money, so he wants it back.”

Jeter was claiming that he hadn’t been playing for long before the said game. But the then-president did not look like believing it even after two years. 

Game of baseball, talk of golf?

In March 2016, a historic exhibition baseball game took place between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban National Team in Cuba. At the time, Jeter and then-POTUS were also present in the audience. 

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When they got the chance to talk, the two spoke about the golf game that Jeter won. It did not look like either of the two even wanted to talk baseball. 

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