The prowess of Derek Jeter as a baseball player made him a luminary in the field of sports. As his career progressed, he climbed up to the elite ranks. More than a sporting legend, he became a celebrity athlete. But Jeter always maintained a low profile in public, even to the point of disguising his name. 

Jeter spent a 20-year-long career on the baseball diamond playing as the New York Yankees shortstop. During that span, he won five World Series championships. Moreover, he also made 14 MLB All-Star appearances. Therefore, those individual records, in addition to his numerous match-winning performances for the Yankees, made him a pop culture icon. 

Nonetheless, Jeter was never the one to boast about his achievements. He always kept the humble approach of a common man. Though accustomed to the life of glamor and glitter, he disliked crowd gatherings around him irrespective of being a crowd-puller. So he once thought it best to use an alias to order a coffee. 

Was that a Derek Jeter alter-ego? 

Derek Jeter earned many nicknames during his playing days. But as a man who always valued his privacy, he surely couldn’t use one of those to go incognito. He once got photographed while walking out of a Starbucks joint in Greenwich Village in 2013. At that time, Jeter was on a 60-day break due to an ankle injury. 

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Jeter walked out with a cup of triple shot latte in his hand. A zoom focus on the cup displayed the cup credited under the name of ‘Philip.’ However, it’s still unknown if it was initially for a fan who handed his cup to Jeter. Or else, that may be a simple trick by Jeter to remain anonymous. 

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However, it wasn’t the first time Jeter pulled a blanket over his name. Back in 2007, a group of Yankees checked into a hotel in Seattle. According to a source, Jeter then called himself ‘Johnny Drama.’ Former Yankees’ coach Don Mattingly called himself ‘Bruce Almighty’ while retired catcher, Jorge Posada called himself ‘Ricky Ricardo.’  

Derek Jeter’s life after retirement 

Jeter bid farewell to baseball as a player in 2014. Following on, he got his jersey retired by the Yankees organization and later an MLB Hall Of Fame induction. Notably, he also became a joint owner of the Miami Marlins in 2017, administering as the franchise’s CEO until 2022. 

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So, do you think there is any specific reason why Derek Jeter disguised himself as Philip?