Derek Jeter and his passion for baseball are famous across the baseball community. But there is one more sport that he is equally passionate about. That sport happens to be golf, which Jeter always dreamt of mastering. So, post-retirement from the baseball diamond, he practiced his skills on the golf course.?

Derek Jeter is a legendary iconic player who championed the art of baseball. He played his entire glorious MLB career as a New York Yankees shortstop. Jeter is a five-time World Series winner and also a 14-time All-Star member. Notably, he is also an MLB Hall Of Fame inductee.?

Jeter set many milestones during his playing tenure on the baseball diamond. But his passion for sports exceeded the boundaries of the ballpark. Retiring from baseball gave him the opportunity to explore his golf skills. His strong desire to learn golf had him take lessons from the ‘King Of Golf’ himself, Tiger Woods.?

Derek Jeter and his golf pun?

Gentle and reserved, Derek Jeter, however, has the habit of making cheeky remarks during interviews. In an interview with world-famous comedian Seth Meyers, Jeter joked about one of his golf performances. Celebrities from various professions grace Meyers’ talk show. Therefore, in an episode, there was the legendary Jeter as Meyers’ celebrity guest.?

The comedian host and the sporty guest, with his cutting ‘one-liners’, talked about multiple topics. Meyers intentionally mentioned the Boston Red Sox in hope of receiving some entertaining reply. Jeter didn’t disappoint and proved why he was still a true Yankee. The popular Bronx hero took a hilarious dig at Red Sox fans, accusing them of going soft after their team won the World Series.?

Then the two got to joking about Jeter’s golf play. Meyers pointed out a brief video of Jeter playing a golf shot in Vegas, where the onlookers go berserk in jubilation. Jeter’s ‘The Players’ Tribune’ website camera crew shot the video. Derek’s sister Sharlee shared the clip on her Instagram account.?

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When Meyers asked Jeter what the fuss was all about, Jeter began by saying,?“I hadn’t hit a good shot the entire day”.??He added by?saying,?“Actually, it was the best shot I hit all day. When I hit it, I said ‘this has a chance to be a hole-in-one.’ But a couple of members of my group start cheering a little early. But we played it off pretty good.”?

Derek Jeter’s life after retiring from baseball?

Despite Jeter’s whole-hearted love for the sport, life as a baseball player wasn’t the beginning and end for him. Retired from baseball in 2014, he began to fine-tune his golf skills. Jeter also turned into the CEO and co-owner of the Miami Marlins from 2017 until 2022. He now lives a peaceful family life with his wife and three daughters.

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Do you think Derek Jeter could have become a successful professional golf player too??