Apart from playing baseball and dominating the game for over two decades, Derek Jeter is also famous for his romance in his younger days. Having already dated Minka Kelly, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, and a few more Hollywood A-listers.

Although Jeter has a long list of women he has dated before getting married, his romance with famous pop star Mariah Carey was quite a story. When talking about Mariah Carey, Jeter was not the only one who loved the pop star. Even his sister adored Mariah at the time, but she was also protective of her loving brother.

Derek Jeter’s sister would have done anything to protect her brother had she sensed anything wrong about Mariah Carey

Notably, Derek Jeter dated Mariah only for a year, but their relationship still makes headlines. Their relationship was not official at the time.

But it was a well-known thing. Per an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, Jeter’s sister Sharlee Jeter discussed in detail Derek and Mariah’s relationship. While she confessed her love and affection for “the Roof” singer, Sharlee also admitted she would take on Mariah if needed. Jeter’s sister even revealed that Mariah had to pass a test while in a relationship with Jeter.

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“I ended up loving Mariah Carey to death, but I would’ve taken her on, too, if she hadn’t measured up. People said, ‘Oooh, it’s Mariah Carey, that’s perfect.’ I was like, I don’t know who she is. I know how she is on TV, but that doesn’t tell me anything. So, yeah, she still had to go through the Test, and yeah, she passed. I think she was forewarned,” Sharlee Jeter said in 1999.

Why did Mariah and Derek Jeter break up?

Mariah dated Derek Jeter while in a marriage with her then-husband, Tommy Mottola, in 1997. Since she loved Jeter for eternity, Mariah did not want any problems in Jeter’s life.

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Later, after breaking up with Jeter, Mariah also ended her marriage with Mottola. She also admitted that being with Jeter gave her the courage to come out of the ugly marriage. Don’t you think Derek Jeter and Mariah Carey should have been together forever?