Derek Jeter-Backed Star Slugger Echoed the Yankees Legend’s Words in a Nationals-Aimed Jibe Months Before Blockbuster 2022 Padres Trade

Captain Clutch probably never thought that backing someone would raise the suppressed controversy. Players often stood for each other, but with Derek Jeter, it was a bit different. He backed up the Dominican Republic Star, who once used Jeter’s words to slam his former team before he signed a blockbuster contract with the San Diego Padres.

This young Outfielder began his MLB career with the Washington Nationals. His potential won them a World Series. But later, things got a twisted turn where the player and the team didn’t meet at the same point. Disputes heightened to a level where he picked up social media to express his frustration and posted a controversial tweet. Later he deleted the tweet.

Juan Soto’s controversial tweet of Jeter’s words

Juan Soto’s controversy with his former team Washington Nationals, is nothing hidden. It was an open story. Amidst his trade rumors a year back, this young baseball star posted a Tweet and almost immediately deleted it. But fans have already got the tweet and the quotation he used. It said, “Loyalty one way is stupidity,” a famous Derek Jeter dialogue from his ESPN documentary The Captain, Episode 2.

This tweet clearly revealed his situation on Nationals and his frustration. Though the team offered him a contract extension of $440 million for 8 years, the outfielder declined it and set his aim to go to another team. The dispute heightened to an extent where the right fielder used terms like he doesn’t “know who to trust,” “a lot of tension,” “frustrated,” etc., to describe his current position. However, after he declined the renewal offer, his team listed other offers to trade their young outfielder. The deal was finalized with the San Diego Padres. He signed a one-year contract for $230M with them.

Since the tweet came, fans assumed the condition of their star. Mostly, they assumed that he probably wanted to express that loyalty has a limit, and he has reached it. Maybe it was his desire to stay with the Nationals, as he was loyal to them. But Soto never clarified his intentions behind the tweet or why he chose Derek Jeter to express his feelings at such a crucial point. However, later during the 2o23 MLB season, the former Yankees captain recommended Soto to The Yankees.

Jeter once recommended Soto to the Yankees

Though this controversy happened a year ago, Derek Jeter proved he has no grudges against the young Padres Star for using his quotes. Instead, he analyzed his performance and referred him to the Yankees during the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. During a broadcast, he expressed his opinion on The Bronx Bombers to hire Juan Soto to solve their offense issues.

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Though the Yankees authorities didn’t express any intention of doing it, the former Yankees icon is hopeful of his team having the young Dominican star. The MLB icon mentioned that due to Aaron Judge’s injury, the team is lacking the offense that Soto can fulfill. He said, “If they don’t have a good next couple of weeks, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Yankees go out and get Juan Soto.”

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