Derek Jeter Once Brutally Dodged a $1.3 Billion Question When Seated Alongside Alex Rodriguez, Who Watched in Silence

Former Yankee Captain Derek Jeter goes down in history as one of the greatest shortstops to play the game. The 14-time All-Star and Roberto Clemente Award winner’s achievement, success, and popularity are almost unparalleled in MLB history. In fact, the shortstop became even more popular in the MLB world after he carried the Miami Marlins to their first postseason after 17 years.

But how did the former Yankee captain do that? Notably, Derek Jeter served as the CEO of the Miami Marlins after purchasing a 4% stake in the franchise in 2017.

What questions did Derek Jeter consciously avoid?

However, before Jeter purchased the 4% stake, rumors of his potential association with the Marlins hit the media. Consequently, CNBC correspondent Bob Pisani incessantly asked the shortstop questions about his potential purchase. The segment of the interview started with Pisani’s question where he asks Jeter about his recent interest in the Marlins.

Jeter promptly cuts off the reporter and said, “There’s more nothing there. There’s absolutely nothing to add to that. The media around was a story, but there’s nothing to add. We’re here today the BTIG charities.”

However, the unabating CNBC correspondent didn’t take the hint and continued fishing. He said, “1.3 billion dollars is a lot of money. Though that’s good to buy a big league baseball team you’re going to be involved in that if we get the deal done.”

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And once again, Jeter gave a similar response. He said, “Like I said, we’re here for the charity event today and we’re not here to talk about anything else.” Alex Rodriguez, while sitting next to him, smartly redirected the conversation toward the fundraiser and the amount collected by them. All in all, A-Rod pretty much rescued Jeter from an annoyingly unrelenting media scrutiny.

Notably, Jeter’s journey with the Miami Marlins came to an end in February 2022.

Who is Steven Starker, who raised over $40million?

After redirecting the conversation, A-Rod swiftly starts talking about Steven Starker, CEO of BTIG, who collected a large sum for charity. He said, “I mean the fact that Steve has raised over 40 million dollars for this is pretty awesome. It’s a great event. It’s fun, and because of his personality and how great of many he is, he always has a great showing.”

What do you think about the Jeter-Marlins partnership? Should it have lasted longer? Or do you want to see your favorite Yankee in the Pinstripes front office next?

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