When Derek Jeter Went Against the New York Yankees in a Move That Still Sends Shockwaves Through the Baseball World

Sometimes, two terms are spoken together so often that they become synonymous with one another. Stephen King and horror, Mariah Carey and Christmas, Derek Jeter and the Yankees. And when talking about Jeter, it is next to impossible for baseball fans to not think of Jeter when thinking of the Yankees. Jeter is known as one of the best players MLB has ever seen and he is still beloved by Yankees fans today. But little does anyone know that he actually played against his team once.

Rarely anyone gets to experience the kind of love and passion that Captain Clutch showed for baseball. A hard worker right from the start, Jeter was good at what he did. The Steinbrenner family made him the 15th captain in 2003, and he retained that position up until his retirement in 2014. So it’s genuinely unimaginable to think of the former shortstop going against his own team. A team he played his entire 20-season career for.

Derek Jeter took part in World Baseball Classic in 2009 and played against the New York Yankees once

That’s right, the culprit was World Baseball Classic. As players are gearing up for the 2023 edition, fans can’t help but look back at this iconic time in baseball history. Derek Jeter on the diamond, but against the Pinstripes! The retired shortstop was confused during the game too and almost ran against his team. Meaning instead of playing for Team USA, Jeter went back to his old team.

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But he ultimately proved that he was one of the best players on the diamond that day because he led his team to a win 6-5. Against the Yankees. “It was strange running to the other dugout. I almost ran to the other side a couple times,” he told ESPN back in 2009. And he wasn’t the only one disoriented by this game-changer.

Sports analysts during the game accidentally awarded Jeter’s points to the Yankees

Poor team USA. Working so hard to win a game, only for a commentator from YES Network to announce Jeter’s two-run single had gone to the Yankees. The mistake was invariably fixed later on, of course, but it just goes to show the utterly perplexed state everyone must be in that day!

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And to add some spice to the mix, Team USA’s boast of a victory against the Bronx Bombers was only short-lived. Why? Because that was the year the Yankees won a World Series after nine long years, and Derek Jeter had something to do with it. Yankees fans are certainly reminiscing about that time with bittersweet feelings because the team hasn’t won another championship since. Notably, the drought is getting a bit out of hand now.