Derek Jeter will remain one of the best to grace the ballparks in Major League Baseball. With a career that spanned over 20 years, Jeter is one of the very few MLB legends who have the luxury of calling themselves a one-team man.

Be it his professional career or personal life, Jeter was a pure player in both areas. Yes! Many people might not know, but when it comes down to personal life, the Yankees legend has dated quite a few beauties during his younger days. However, despite dating multiple women in his younger days, Jeter’s character always remained clean.

Few people are aware of it, but during the early days of his professional career, Derek Jeter also dated the 2000 Miss Universe pageant, Lara Dutta. Yes! The American sports phenom once dated the Indian-born model for nearly a year in 2000. However, their relationship did not last long, despite Jeter trying to make it work.

Derek Jeter once dated the 2000 Miss Universe Lara Dutta

Just like his title collection in MLB, Derek Jeter has a long list of women he dated before getting married. Per Nicki Swift, Jeter’s dating history includes the names of prominent Hollywood actresses Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Minka Kelly, and the list goes on.

And this list also includes the name of his not-much-talked-about relationship with the 2000 Miss Universe Lara Dutta. Per an old report in the New York Post, Jeter tried to establish a relationship with the Indian model after his infamous breakup with singing sensation Mariah Carey.

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 However, she was not ready to have a relationship with the Yankees legend. And they never become a serious couple. The report also suggests that Lara was rather a friend for Jeter.

“They were just friends—he tried to date her, but Lara wasn’t into it,” said someone familiar with Lara.

Currently, Jeter is a father of his two lovely daughters with his supermodel wife, Hannah Jeter. Lara Dutta, on the other hand, also married the Indian tennis star, Mahesh Bhupathi, in 2011.

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Were you aware of this very not-s0-famous relationship of Derek Jeter?