Derek Jeter is one of the most celebrated athletes in America. Be it his personal life or professional life, Jeter has made the best out of it. Few people know, but the former New York Yankees captain once dated American pop star, Mariah Carey.

Yes! Derek Jeter and Mariah Carey were a thing for over a year during the late 90s. The two were at the peak of their respective career at the time. Although their relationship did not last long, it is one of the significant highlights of Jeter’s life. And that one year spent together will always be special to both, especially for Mariah.

Notably, Mariah was a sweetheart during her younger days. She was a singing sensation, while Jeter was emerging as one of the best baseball players. Mariah valued her relationship with Jeter so much that her two songs were inspired by her time spent with Jeter.

“The Roof” and “My All” were all about Derek Jeter

As earlier mentioned, even though their relationship did not last long enough, it helped Mariah to get past her marriage with Tommy Mottola. Notably, when Mariah started dating Jeter, she was already a married woman.

Talking about her two songs about Jeter, back in 2020, Mariah confirmed that her infamous song ‘The Roof’ was about when she had her first kiss with Jeter on the roof of his apartment building.

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Mariah’s second song, “My All” is about the time when she risked her marriage to have a meet-up with Jeter in another country.

“I can never forget that moment.. It was a great moment, and it happened in a divine way. Because it helped me get past living here, in Sing Sing, under those rules and regulations,” Carey opened up about her time with Jeter.

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Despite being the relationship special, it lasted only a year. Currently, Jeter is a father of three lovely daughters with his model wife, Hannah Jeter. Before Mariah Carey revealed the truth, did you ever think her two songs were about her ex-beau Derek Jeter?