Derek Jeter’s prowess on the baseball diamond established his reputation as a sporting genius. He utilized his intellect to accomplish numerous achievements during his playing days. But a former celebrity girlfriend of his had no such knowledge about the sport. She happened to be the actress Minka Kelly, and Derek thanked his father for educating her on that matter.?

Jeter has got a long history of star-studded relationships, which includes Kelly. They began dating in 2008 and first came into the public eye at an NFL game. Kelly was beginning to gain prominence as an actress. While Jeter was already an MLB superstar at the time.

But Kelly admittedly had no deep knowledge about baseball until she met Jeter. And surprisingly, it was Jeter’s father who rather taught the rules of the sport to Kelly. Back in 2011, Jeter achieved a rare milestone, which also got documented. Jeter mentioned how his father helped improve Kelly’s knowledge.

When Derek Jeter thanked his father for a certain reason?

Derek Jeter touched a unique MLB feat of 3000 career hits at Yankee Stadium in 2011. It was during a game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. Jeter smashed Rays’ pitcher David Price for a home run to reach his milestone. Filmmaker Jeff Spaulding soon followed up with a documentary on the event.

Speaking in the documentary, Kelly said that she didn’t know anything about baseball when she met Jeter. Replying to the claim, Jeter said, “She’s lying, she had a poster of me on her wall when she was in high school. And she claimed she didn’t know who I was. Or anything about the Yankees or I’m just playing. She really did know a thing about baseball.” ?

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Kelly also mentioned how she didn’t know the difference between a run and a home run. Then Jeter added, saying, “So you know, I would come home, she would be happy and say, ‘you got four hits.’ What are you talking about? What are you watching? She’s learned a lot. But my dad is the reason for that. You know, because he’s the one that had to deal with her lack of baseball knowledge.”

How long did the celebrity pair stay together??

Jeter and Kelly broke up within a brief time and separated ways back in 2011. Presently, Jeter is married to his supermodel wife, Hannah, and they share three kids. While Kelly is reportedly dating world-renowned comedian Trevor Noah.

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