Untold Truth Behind Derek Jeter?s ?Absurdly Unnecessary? Diving Catch Against Red Sox That Defined His Defensive Legacy

Derek Jeter will go down as one of the best to play the game of baseball. Having played for over two decades for the New York Yankees, Jeter became a symbolic figure for the Yankees fans.?

Having said that, Jeter?s career is not only limited to five World Series with the Yankees. He was more than that. Apart from winning multiple championships, the former Yankees captain has given countless memories to his fans. And when talking about memorable moments, who can forget Jeter?s diving catch in the stands against the arch-rival Red Sox?

Notably, while taking the catch, Jeter dived and crashed into the stands at Yankee Stadium. When he took the catch, Jeter had blood on his face. But was that catch overrated? Of course, he saved a home run, and it helped the Yankees win the game. But what was the need to do this when the Yanks already had a 7.5-game lead over the Red Sox?

Was it necessary for Derek Jeter to dive into the stands and risk an injury for a catch?

That catch was so iconic that it is one of the most celebrated moments in Jeter?s career. But as earlier pointed out, was it necessary to take such a risky catch? Because when Derek Jeter made that catch, he crashed into the stands and had blood on his face.

Per Asher Chancey of Bleacher Report, it was not the first time Jeter took such a good catch. He already did it against the Athletics during the 2001 season. But since it was not against the Red Sox, it did not create much hype.

Chancey believed that it was unnecessary for Jeter to take that dangerous catch. Because it was not a must-win game for the Yankees.

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?This game took place on July 1, 2004. The Yankees were 7.5 games ahead of the Red Sox at the time in the AL East. I don?t think that this was a must-win,? Asher Chancey wrote in 2010.

?At this point, an incongruity emerges?either the ball was foul, in which case there was no danger of runs scoring, or it was fair, in which case diving into the stands was absurdly unnecessary.?

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What is your opinion about the same? Do you also think Jeter could have avoided the catch against the Red Sox?