Derek Jeter Has a Very 'Jeter' Response to Carlos Correa Slam

November 20, 2021 , ,

When Houston Astros villain (and current free agent) Carlos Correa decided to publicly, and some would say, unnecessarily, trash Derek Jeter, it left many scratching their heads. Why would a free agent, who's high on the New York Yankees' radar for a $300M+ contract, go out and rip the Yankee legend, insisting he didn't deserve any of his 5 Gold Gloves? What possible good can come of a comment like that? 

The other lingering question was what did the first-ballot Hall of Famer, and former Yankee captain, Jeter think about it? Reporter Craig Mish caught up with the Miami Marlins' part-owner and CEO for an answer. And he responded as only the always-classy Jeter can... with a smile and a shrug. 

Correa made the attack on a Spanish-language podcast, but it was picked up by English media shortly thereafter. "Yeah, I heard about that. I didn't think much about it," said Jeter. "I don't know how my name came up. My Spanish is not that good."


Jeter summed it up appropriately with "It doesn't even warrant a response. I could go a lot of different directions, but I won't."

Whether or not Correa deserved a World Series ring in 2017 when the Houston Astros were found to have cheated in an illegal sign-stealing scandal could have been one of the directions that Jeter went. But again, he's never been one to be involved in on- or off-the-field trash talk.

How Yankee fans will feel if the team ultimately signs Correa will be one of the most fascinating stories of the offseason.



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