Don't Expect a Derek Jeter Reunion with the Yankees Anytime Soon
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About a month ago, Yankee legend - and good friend of Jimmy Sez - Derek Jeter dropped an unexpected bombshell on Major League Baseball. He was stepping down as CEO of the Miami Marlins and selling is 4% stake in the team. The timing was curious. When Jeter took over the Marlins in 2017 he immediately began clearing house in Miami. Most notably, Giancarlo Stanton was sent to New York for pennies on the dollar. It was all part of a concerted effort to rebuild the organization from the ground up. Now that it seemed he could enter the fun part of a rebuild where you actually field a quality team and win games, he decided to cash out. So what gives? Jeter will always be a player at heart. So the ugly war waged between MLB ownership and the players' union this offseason may have had something to do with him wanting out of the ownership game. But the ultra-competitive Jeter's parting words as well as the comments of those close to him afterwards reveal the true nature of his departu...