?We?re Trying to Fix Something That?s Broken? ? When Derek Jeter Fired Back at Criticisms Faced During Tenure as Miami Marlins? CEO

Derek Jeter earned enormous respect as a player in the New York Yankees jersey. Defending at shortstop, he had a commanding presence within the team. He led not simply by words, but by actions to set examples. A miraculous match winner, he helped the Yankees to win numerous games from nowhere. Post-retirement, he turned into the CEO of the Miami Marlins, but the same amount of respect wasn’t there to be found.

Derek ‘Captain Clutch’ Jeter?is one of those iconic players whose popularity transcends the baseball community. A heroic persona who is the reason behind many victories that the Yankees tasted during his days of playing within the team. A five-time World Series winner with the Yankees, Jeter is also deservingly a Hall Of Fame inductee. His achievements as a baseball player are the work of a champion.?

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But Derek Jeter couldn’t continue his success as a player in the role of a franchise owner. A few years after hanging up his boots, Jeter decided to buy stakes in a franchise. So he became a partial owner and CEO of the Marlins. But unfortunately, his decisions during his tenure as a franchise administrator came under tremendous scrutiny. However, Jeter still saw some light at the end of the tunnel.?

Derek Jeter as Miami Marlins CEO: Criticism and response?

Derek Jeter bid farewell to his playing career in the year 2014. But his passionate love for baseball bound him to be associated with the sport in some form. So, after parting ways with the Yankees as a player, he decided to be an owner of the Marlins in the year 2017. However, his success as a Yankees player didn’t recreate as a Marlins’ CEO.

Derek Jeter’s tenure as the Marlins’ CEO faced tremendous criticism. But that didn’t hamper Jeter’s high hopes. Speaking to CBS News in an interview, Jeter said,?“Honestly, I don’t really pay much attention to it, man. I’m an optimist. I’m positive by nature and I try to look at the fact that we do have an endgame here. Everyone gets criticized. Alright? That’s a part of you when you play.”?

Jeter further added in response to the criticism, “Well, I think it’s easy to criticize. We haven’t been playing a game yet. The bottom line is, we’re trying to fix something that’s broken.”?

Many decisions that Jeter took as the Marlins’ CEO received opposition. Amongst those, the most highlighted was the decision to trade off Marlins’ star slugger Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees. The tradings further weakened the Marlins roster. Since the exchanged players were not equal in skills and didn’t really benefit the Marlins.

Departure from the Marlins?

After four unproductive years as the Marlins’ CEO, Derek Jeter finally stepped down in the year 2022. He now lives a happy life as a father of three daughters. He was recently seen with his wife Hannah, attending the premiere screening of his upcoming docuseries, The Captain.?

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If Derek Jeter stayed on as the Miami Marlins’ CEO for a little longer, would anything have changed for the better?