“Whatever They Want to Do, I Will Be Supportive Of”- Yankees Legend Derek Jeter Once Revealed His Plans for Parenthood

Derek Jeter, former Yankee and a Baseball Hall of Famer, is now a retired family man. And if his interviews and social media are anything to go by, he’s absolutely loving it. Jeter is a former MLB player and an icon in the baseball world. He has numerous titles to his name and his legacy is like no other player so far.

The former shortstop retired in 2014 after a legendary career and pursued the business side of baseball after that. He married Hannah Davis, now Jeter, in 2015. The two met in 2012 through a mutual friend. They now have three kids, all girls, of ages 7, 5, and 1. As one can guess from his Instagram posts, the former Captain Clutch is enjoying his time out of the limelight.

Derek Jeter loves being a girl dad

Although he is famously known for being private about his personal life, Jeter occasionally gives interviews where he shares how he and his family are doing. He once told People, “My girls are the absolute best. You know, you hear it before you have kids, people will tell you, ‘Oh, wait until you have your own,’ but it really is true.”

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Much like most parents, Jeter has also talked about how his life changed after becoming a dad. “If you don’t have children and people are pulling their phone out and showing you pictures of their kid and you really don’t want to see it, but once you turn into a parent, every opportunity you get, you want to show a picture of your child,” he said at a past Fast Company Innovation Festival.

Clearly, being a parent suits him just fine! He also revealed how his kids have their own interests and how he would never force them to play baseball or softball, “Whatever they want to do, I will be supportive of.” 

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The former shortstop also finally started his own Instagram and Twitter accounts in May 2022, giving in to the social media craze of the generation. The very first post on his Instagram account was about his family and how everyone was doing well. He was enthusiastically welcomed by a lot of people and his former colleagues.

His old frenemy Alex Rodriguez also chimed in with his own reply –

The 48-year-old has commented on various occasions about how grateful he is to his daughters, and how “It’s been wonderful. It’s been more than I ever could’ve imagined.”

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Derek and Hannah’s youngest daughter was born in December 2021 and from the looks of it, his older daughters are keeping him busy with tennis and ballet lessons. Fatherhood is certainly a sweet look on the baseball legend!