Apart from being an excellent ballplayer and an exceptional leader in baseball, the former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was also a wonderful human being in his playing days. When talking about Jeter’s personal life, the Yankees legend has dated quite a few women before getting married to Hannah Jeter.

Although the Yankees legend has dated some famous Hollywood celebrities, he also had a less-talked-about relationship with the American TV host, Rachel Uchitel, during the 2008 MLB season.

Not many people know this, but Uchitel had experienced trauma before having a relationship with the former Yankees captain. And not only with Jeter, but later on, Uchitel also had a much-talked-about relationship with golf legend Tiger Woods.

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The truth about Derek Jeter and Rachel Uchitel’s relationship

Per nickiswift.com, Derek Jeter and Rachel Uchitel dated for a brief time in 2008. But before having a relationship with Jeter; Uchitel was traumatized by her marriage breakdown. During the tragic 9/11 incident, Uchitel also lost her husband. 

And it completely changed her life. While seeking love, care, and protection, she dated the then-famous Yankees captain, Derek Jeter. 

“There was something that changed in that moment,” Uchitel confessed on a podcast. “I was no longer a little girl … I had to protect myself, I didn’t believe in fairytales anymore.”

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Uchitel also revealed how she met Tiger Woods while being in a relationship with Jeter. Notably, a year after meeting Woods through Jeter; she ended up having a relationship with Woods.

“I was dating Derek Jeter, and Tiger was sleeping over at Derek’s house, and so he was the guest in the guest bedroom, and he was just a buddy. And I remember, we were opening up Derek’s window, and he was smoking a cigar out the window or something, and we just became friendly. And so that’s how I originally met him,” Uchitel revealed.

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Currently, Derek Jeter is the father of three lovely daughters with his model wife, Hannah Jeter. What is your opinion on Jeter’s personal life?