“It Was Tough to Watch…Very Frustrating”- Former Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter Shockingly Admits to Being ‘Bored’ While His Team Played

Derek Jeter is one of the greatest baseball players ever. He had a magnificent playing career. His passion for the sport kept him connected to the game, even beyond his playing days. Derek Jeter played his entire honorable MLB career as a shortstop for the New York Yankees. Jeter is a 14-time All-Star player and five-time World Series champion, who achieved infinite heights of sporting success. Post-retirement, his jersey got retired, and he became a Hall Of Fame inductee. 

Bidding farewell to his playing days in 2014, Jeter still had the desire to contribute to the game. So, after concluding his playing days for the Yankees, he took up an administrative role. Derek became a co-owner and the CEO of the Miami Marlins. But the feeling wasn’t the same as while he was active on the playing front. 

Derek Jeter on the frustration of being an onlooker 

Baseball legends Derek Jeter and Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez recently got invited to the ‘KayRod Cast’ show. Popular American sports broadcaster Michael Kay is the host of the podcast. Many sporting stalwarts grace the show from time to time. So Jeter and ‘A-Rod’ too were guests in a recent episode.  

Jeter joined the Marlins’ ownership group in 2017. While he got in touch with the game again that way, the feeling wasn’t the same as playing on the field. Kay and Jeter got down to discuss that topic in the episode. 

Kay asked Jeter, “When you owned the Marlins, was it tough to watch the games? Because I know you loved to play. And you’ve told me, sometimes watching it’s a little boring.” 

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Jeter replied, saying, “No, I watched. But it was tough to watch. You can’t impact the outcome in a game. You sit there and you see the game through your own lens. And how you would go about doing it. Or how you would go about playing. But it’s very frustrating to actually watch and have zero impact on the outcome of the game.” 

Life as the Miami Marlins CEO 

Unfortunately, Jeter did not enjoy a successful career as a franchise administrator. His reign as a Marlins CEO and co-owner was not as impactful as his playing tenure. So, he resigned from the role in 2022.

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