With popularity comes an unfathomable amount of public scrutiny. And if you’re Derek Jeter, roaming the streets of New York, the flow of events could take an ugly turn at any point. Something very similar happened in December 1999, but to the future Yankees captain’s good luck, he chose to sleep and rest over a night of partying at Club New York.

Dated back in December 1999, pop sensation Jennifer Lopez was in a relationship with record producer and rapper Sean Combs, popularly known as Puff Daddy. A few nights before New Year’s eve, Puff dropped a message to Mike Evans, Captain Clutch’s close friend, inviting Derek Jeter and him to Club New York for a party. But crediting an argument at the club, things turned ugly for Puff, who eventually found himself in cuffs.

A narrow and potentially life-threatening escape for Derek Jeter

In Derek Jeter’s ESPN documentary called ‘The Captain’, Evans narrated the text message Puff sent him: “Me and JLo are going to be here tonight. This is where we’re going: Club New York. He said, ‘bring Derek here tonight.'”

However, after pitching the idea to Derek Jeter, the shortstop refused, and said, “You know what man, I’m going to bed. I got a game tomorrow.” The party, on the other hand, turned chaotic once Puff fired his weapon and got arrested for the criminal possession of a weapon.

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Naturally, if Derek Jeter was present at the scene of the crime, the event would’ve become even bigger than it already was. While talking about that in the documentary, the five-time World Series Champion said, “We got lucky. My name would’ve been a part of this story.”

Jennifer Lopez dated Derek Jeter’s teammate

In 2017, one-year after Alex Rodriguez removed his Pinstripe uniform for one last time, he met Jennifer Lopez at a restaurant. The pair instantly hit it off and started dating before eventually getting engaged in 2019. Unfortunately, even despite the most adorable exterior display, the couple never got married, and called off their engagement in April 2021.

Now, almost two years since the end of their engagement, Jennifer Lopez is happily married to actor Ben Affleck. On the other hand, A-Rod has been dating fitness guru Jaclyn Cordeiro since October 2022.

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