When The Captain calls out the Yankees, you know it’s bad.
It takes quite a bit for Derek Jeter to speak ill of the New York Yankees. He is The Captain, after all. Yet not even two of the most famous ballplayers to don the pinstripes could spin what happened in the Bronx on Wednesday night.
After the Yankees completely melted down in the fifth inning of Game 5 — blowing a 5-0 lead by giving up five unearned runs to the Dodgers — Jeter and former teammate Alex Rodriguez struggled to comprehend how the Yankees could make such mistakes on the Fox postgame show.
If you’re going to be on a national baseball show, you’ve got to speak the truth about what you saw, but you know that had to feel super uncomfortable for the former New York legends.
FOX’s MLB panel includes host Kevin Burkhardt with former baseball legends Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter as well as David Ortiz.
Rodriguez and Jeter were famously teammates on the New York Yankees from 2004 until 2013, winning a World Series together in 2009. Ortiz, on the other hand, played for New York’s biggest rival on the Boston Red Sox.
He is a three-time World Series champion who famously helped pull off one of the biggest upsets in sports history when Boston miraculously came back from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 ALCS.
Ortiz hilariously continues to be a thorn in the side of Rodriguez and Jeter on FOX’s broadcast. Just watch his reaction to when the Yankees lost Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series against the Dodgers on Monday:
This is not the first time fans have seen this hilarious energy from Ortiz, though.
Earlier in the series, after Ice Cube performed before a Dodgers victory in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, Ortiz declared it was a “good day” because the Yankees lost.
Kansas City #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes sends message to Derek Jeter ahead of #Royals vs. #Yankees ALDS | @EdEastonJr
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is focused on his next opponent this Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. He closely monitors his other team, the Kansas City Royals, as they clinched a spot in the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.
Mahomes spoke to reporters on Thursday, sharing his excitement for the team he serves as an owner for as they progress in this year’s MLB postseason.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s awesome. I mean, it’s great for the city. I’ve heard all the stories about how awesome the environment was the last time they were in the playoffs, and they’re getting to go up against a great, great baseball team in the Yankees, a historic baseball team.” said Mahomes. “So I’m just excited for these guys when they’re hungry. They’re playing great baseball right now, and to be at the K sold out crowd, hopefully, and get to see that October baseball there is going to be special.”
A reporter at the press conference mentioned Yankees great and baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, who knows Mahomes well, is rumored to be looking for tickets to watch games at Kauffman Stadium.
“Yeah, man, I’ll let him be there because when we hopefully win, I’ll get to talk trash.” Said Mahomes. “I know he’s a big Yankees fan. I think if the Yankees lost this series, he might have to move cities. So let’s see if we can do that for him.”
Chiefs Wire Senior Writer Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Jeter recently about Mahomes’ leadership from one captain to another. The series kicks off this Saturday at Yankee Stadium and will move to Kansas City next Wednesday.
On the latest episode of @TheChiefsWire podcast: @EdEastonJr’s chats w/ Derek Jeter and Medium Rare’s Joe Silberzweig and Adam Richman #NOvsKC
We’re back with an all-new episode of the Chiefs Wire podcast! This week, we’re previewing the Kansas City Chiefs Week 5 matchup with the New Orleans Saints.
Senior Writer Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Arena Club co-founder Derek Jeter about the business’s continued growth; Patrick Mahomes’ best quality as a captain and hand revealed the mindset of his New York Yankees three-peat teams.
We check in with this past week’s press conferences, which featured comments from quarterback Patrick Mahomes on the interception that led to the unfortunate injury to wide receiver Rashee Rice. Head Coach Andy Reid congratulates general manager Brett Veach for earning his 200th victory as an NFL executive after last week’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Lastly, Medium Rare founders Joe Silberzweig and Adam Richman about the company’s origins and teaming with Travis Kelce on ‘Kelce Jam.’
The latest episode of the Chiefs Wire Podcast will inform listeners about all developments in the team’s game plan for Week 5 against the Saints following another devastating injury on offense.
Check out the link below to get your fill of Chiefs talk ahead of Monday’s kickoff:
Former Yankees legend Derek Jeter will serve as honorary captain for Michigan against Texas on Saturday.
Former New York Yankee and Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter will be the honorary captain for the Michigan Wolverines when they welcome the Texas Longhorns to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a battle of top ten teams in the nation on Saturday.
Jeter, a long-time resident of Kalamazoo, MI growing up, was recruited by his Wolverines to play baseball. He opted to go straight to the pros and end up being one of the most popular Yankees and baseball players ever.
The 10th-ranked Wolverines dropped a spot in the first AP Top 25 college football and AFCA Coaches polls. Michigan is 9th in the coaches voting.
The Longhorns come in at three in both polls after a Texas-sized thrashing of the Colorado State Rams during Week 1.
The AP Top 10 consists solely of teams in the Big Ten and SEC, with each conference represented by five teams.
Jeter continues to be seen and heard now that his playing days are over. What better way to see him than leading his childhood college football team out against one of the best teams in the nation.
Kickoff for Longhorns-Wolverines is Noon ET on Saturday, September 7.
Five-time World Series champion Derek Jeter weighs in on the Kansas City #Chiefs quest for a three-peat | @EdEastonJr
The Kansas City Chiefs are pursuing history this season, attempting to become the first team to three-peat as Super Bowl champions in NFL history.
Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter after his appearance at Fanatics Fest in New York City about his journey into sports memorabilia, which led to his co-creation of Arena Club with business entrepreneur Brian Lee and revealed the mindset of his New York Yankees three-peat teams.
“When you’re starting your career, when you get baseball cards, back then, I don’t know how they do it now, but they used to send you a bunch of rookie cards,” Jeter explained. “They’d send me twenty of them, and you could keep it. So my parents used to collect all the memorabilia, baseball cards, and everything.
“We had a flood in our house. Everything got ruined. So I lost a lot of memorabilia and baseball cards. So when I conversed with Brian (Lee), he explained it to me, and it hit home. He said that before, the trading card industry was almost like a secret society for years, and I think it’s coming to the forefront.”
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Jeter is a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees and had a well-known three-peat run from 1998-2000. He shared his wisdom about securing rare accomplishments and what the Chiefs may have to do to make history.
“You have to stay hungry,” Jeter said. “I told someone a couple of weeks ago (that) we had won championships. No one walked around with their championship ring; I was over with it. It doesn’t make a difference that you won. Nobody cares. When we’re playing a new season, you have to stay hungry. I think the more success you have at times, the more challenging it can be.”
The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers are the last team of the four major American professional sports to accomplish the three-peat.
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Derek Jeter’s Arena Club discuss the value of Kansas City #Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes trading cards w/ @EdEastonJr
The sports memorabilia industry is filled with valuable assets featuring many of the greatest players in history, and the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs is at the forefront of many deals.
Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Arena Club co-founder Derek Jeter, co-founder/CEO Jesse Glass, and CTO Vartul Agrawal about the business’s continued growth and Patrick Mahomes’ card value.
“I first met Brian Lee in 2014, right after I retired at an event in Las Vegas and (I knew of) his success as an entrepreneur,” said Jeter. “We reconnected years later, and he told me about Arena Club.”
Jeter’s interest in sports memorabilia was helpful as it further expounded on the importance of value for current and former athletes.
“It all started with my co-founder and CEO, Brian (Lee), and wanting to do a better job than what’s currently happening in the hobby, especially with grading and marketplaces,” said Glass. “We felt that with AI and the advent of technology, grading should be cheaper, transparent, and more accessible to more people, which led us to start the grading part of Arena Club.”
Arena Club’s mission is to eliminate the confinement of collector communities to four walls. Instead of hiding your cards in shoe boxes in a closet, you can share and display them in a personal online showroom or on your mobile device.
“Security is very important to us because, in the end, it’s good that people are collecting, which has a lot of value to it, So it would help if you authenticated it. So there are different security aspects,” said Agrawal. “So if you show me the card, like, if you see the label, there are various security aspects to the label itself, so people cannot fake it; that’s what ensures the authenticity of the physical card itself.
Jesse Glass (Left) & Vartul Agrawal (Right)
Powered by advanced machines, Arena Club’s grading process is accurate, fast, and transparent. Your card is provided with a full grade rationale and an explanation of how it was scored. One of the highest-valued athlete cards of choice has been Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“People love Patrick Mahomes cards; he’s like the gold standard,” Glass explained. “I know we have for our Slab Packs; we always have grail cards at the top that attract people to like; it’s the hardest one to get. And so we’ve used Patrick Mahomes a lot. It’s a tried and true bellwether player. Everyone loves him. There’s no debate. So he’s definitely the GOAT when it comes to current NFL players.”
Arena Club now features Slab Packs, virtual packs of real pre-graded cards that you can purchase and open. Packs are revealed digitally and the cards are put in your showroom immediately. You can sell, trade, or retrieve the physical slab from there.
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Derek Jeter discusses Kansas City #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ best quality as a captain with @EdEastonJr
The early success of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as a leader on three Super Bowl-winning teams is hard to compare with other athletes. A world-renowned champion and icon doesn’t come around often, as few can lead effectively with the everyday pressure.
Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke to legendary New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter after his appearance at Fanatics Fest in New York City about his thoughts on Mahomes as a team captain and his work in sports memorabilia with Arena Club.
“He cares about winning,” Jeter explained about the reigning Super Bowl MVP. “That’s all he talks about. See how he plays on the field, and he’s there. He plays every day, and you have to be present. I think his teammates can count on it. But everything that comes out of his mouth is always about wins, not anything personal. And I think that rubs off on the rest of your organization, not just your teammates but the whole organization.”
Since retiring after the 2014 season, Jeter has started many successful business ventures. He is a co-creator of Arena Club, a revolutionary online marketplace and grading platform for sports cards that transforms the collecting experience through AI appraisal and blockchain storage.
“Honesty, transparency. I think those are the key. Safety number one. You want to know if you’ve given someone your cards to vault, that you can get them back when you want them in the same condition that you sent it to them,” said Jeter. “I’m not talking about any other companies out there, but I think there’s a lot of confusion sometimes just when you start talking about the grading. What’s the reason for a particular grade? You really wouldn’t get a reason for it. So, we wanted to bring honesty and transparency into the trading cards.”
Sure, Derek Jeter is old. But he ain’t that old. That’s the only way to describe his reaction to Colin Cowherd mistakenly saying that the former Yankee lined up in the batter’s box against Nolan Ryan.
Why was that a thought for Cowhered? No idea. Derek Jeter played for 27 years and never once batted against Nolan Ryan, who retired two years before Jeter’s career started in 1995.
“Obviously, you were in the Nolan Ryan era,” Cowherd mistakenly said. Jeter came back quickly with a “No, no, no, no, no. Slow down. No. I was way after Nolan. Way, way after Nolan.”
There aren’t many MLB stars who are easier to roof for than Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz. He just exudes a love for the game that is clear whenever he speaks.
And on Monday, he got a chance to meet his favorite player … Derek Jeter.
De La Cruz joined the Fox pregame show during MLB All-Star workouts in Arlington. He was asked about the players who inspired him growing up, and that was when he said that he was always a fan of Jeter. He said so with Jeter sitting a few feet away from him.
It’s safe to say that the reaction could not have been more wholesome.
"I grew up as a Jeter fan. He was my favorite player growing up."
