The tremendous success Derek Jeter had on the baseball diamond reputed him with the status of a legendary player. His records prove enough to make him an ambassador of the sport. He thus earned the right to be on par with legendary athletes from other sports. Therefore, an iconic retired baseball player saw a reflection of Jeter’s personality in Michael Jordan’s documentary back in 2020. 

Derek Jeter spent his entire MLB career playing as a New York Yankees shortstop. Enjoying a prestigious career, the 14-time All-Star Jeter won five World Series championships with the Yankees. Likewise, Michael Jordan is one of the most successful NBA players to have set foot on the basketball court. With 14-time All-Star appearances, Jordan won six NBA final trophies. Jordan, though mostly symbolic of the Chicago Bulls, also played for the Washington Wizards. 

Similar to Jeter, Don Mattingly was another iconic baseball player to have remained a Yankees loyalist. A first baseman, the six-time All-Star Mattingly also spent his entire MLB career with the Yankees. Playing a season together, Mattingly retired in the year Jeter made his MLB debut. 

The parallels between Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan 

Derek Jeter was the co-owner and CEO of the Miami Marlins when the Michael Jordan docuseries got released in 2020. Interestingly, Don Mattingly was the Marlins’ manager at that time.

Titled ‘The Last Dance,’ the 10-part docuseries covers the Bulls’ dominant reign in NBA alongside Michael Jordan’s personal triumph. Mattingly, a longtime admirer of Jeter, saw a parallel between Jordan and Jeter while watching Jordan’s docuseries. 

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According to a source, comparing the two legendary athletes, Mattingly said, “I heard someone else say that Michael is one of the only guys who he thought could turn it off and turn it on and never turned it off. I loved that statement. I think that was Roy Williams, and Derek was like that. He’s so consistent. It’s smooth everyday. Spring training at-bats look just like playoff at-bats.”

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Mattingly added saying, “The toughness, it’s probably not a word a lot of people use with him because he’s a good-looking dude, beautiful wife, beautiful family, has got it all. You start watching the Michael Jordan documentary and I’m telling you, Derek is right there, even now with that kind of toughness that you’re going to see in this documentary. It’s Derek.” 

Jeter and Jordan’s decades-long alliance 

Jeter and Jordan have always shared mutual respect and a feeling of brotherhood. The two of them met when Jordan took up playing baseball. An unbroken allegiance has lived on since then, as Jordan took Jeter under his wings like an elder brother. 

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So, do you agree with Don Mattingly’s comparison of Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan?