Years Before His FOX Debut, Yankees Icon Derek Jeter Had a Hilarious Tussle With a Reporter Who Labeled Him “A Little B*tch”

In the two decades that Derek Jeter spent in baseball, he excelled at the sport. Being a leader for his team from 2003 to 2014, Captain Clutch knew the power of words and how to buck up his team. Today, Jeter is an icon, not only for playing in pinstripes but for another talent he had mastered. Once in a surprising turn of events, a reporter’s mean-spirited remarks prompted A-Rod to reveal a seldom-seen side of his personality.

The former shortstop was always all about baseball. If a reporter brought up anything other than the sport he had spent most of his life playing, Jeter would find a way to turn the conversation towards it. Call it misdirection or obsession, the former Yankee wanted to build a legacy centered around baseball, not his personal life. And a former sportscaster once called him out on it.

Joe Buck once had a hilarious interaction with Derek Jeter

Jeter kept his ‘wild’ side hidden from the press for most of his career. Although his teammates knew he wanted to keep the conversation limited to baseball with the media, the clubhouse often saw his funnier side. In an interview with former FOX sportscaster Joe Buck, the ex-Yankee revealed a rare side of himself, despite some harsh words from Buck.

Talking on the Dan Patrick Show, Buck said, “Derek Jeter…he’s just mastered the art of standing in front of a microphone as a Yankee player, being kind of the center and the calm for that team, and really not saying anything.” Then he referred to an old interview of the two of them, where Jeter began it a little stiffly.

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But slowly, he relaxed into it, even bringing up the infamous gift basket rumor. Even when Buck brought up the no cell phone rule in his house, Jeter seemed unfazed. “I brought up the cell phones, he brought up the gift baskets, and then you see his shoulders kinda relax. And then he’s just talking like a guy, to the point where at the end of it, I was asking him these stupid silly questions and he was being combative back. And I said you’re just being a little b*tch and he laughed…I thank God he laughed. He’s a tough interview because you know he comes in guarded and you have to somehow find your way through the hands that are up covering his face.”

That interaction seemingly didn’t leave Jeter too traumatized though, because he’s joined hands with FOX Sports too!

Jeter made his debut as a FOX Sports Analyst!

Although not a regular, fans have been excited to see the Hall of Famer back in action concerning baseball. Ever since he stepped down as part owner of the Miami Marlins, Jeter has not pursued any baseball ventures. In early 2023, he announced his collaboration with FOX Sports, as well as his old frenemy Alex Rodriguez.

And fans were not disappointed as Jeter made his FOX debut with MLB’s London Series, leaving them laughing after interacting with David Ortiz. The famous Yankee-Red Sox rivalry often saw Jeter compete with Ortiz in their MLB careers and, as a joke, Ortiz gifted him a Boston jersey with the number ‘2’ at the back. Jeter threw it away immediately, leaving the panel in splits.

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Many think his time as an MLB analyst will be just fine.