Ever since Derek Jeter made his debut with the New York Yankees in 1995, the entire Yankee fanbase had never seen him down on the ground, struggling to stand. And then suddenly, in an all-important ALCS game in 2012, after fielding a ball, the New York Yankees captain goes down, and can’t even walk himself off the field. Imagine, the fierce, fearless, and always strong Captain Clutch being walked off the diamond with the support of someone. Jeter was distraught, the crowd was shaken, and the writing was on the wall for the Bronx Bombers, who moved to lose the ALCS 4-0.

As expected, the announcement of Jeter being out for the remaining postseason due to a fractured left ankle came in due time. The already five-time World Champion, who was 38 years old at the time, didn’t know how to react and simply wanted to get back in the park. While he maintained a strong face in front of his teammates and coaches, as narrated by his wife Hannah Jeter, the 14-time All-Star was “miserable at home.”

Tough in the park, but a very “dark time” at home for Derek Jeter in 2012 after his ankle injury

In the one of the episodes of Jeter’s documentary, ‘The Captain’, Jeter’s wife, Hannah (who had just recently started dating in 2012), recounted the atmosphere at home when the Yankee fractured his ankle.

Hannah Davis, who got engaged to the Yankees’ shortstop in 2015, narrated Jeter’s rehab process at home and spoke about how bad it got. She said, “When he broke his ankle, it was an absolute fu**ng disaster. He had that mentality of like, ‘I’m just gonna rehab it, I’m going to be back.’ Tough guy mentality in front of his coaches, and teammates, because that was his plan. But at home, man, he was miserable.”

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Derek seconded Hannah and spoke about the “dark time” in his career, and said, “I was miserable, and I mean, there’s only so many years you have in your career. And you run out of time. I was 38 at the time. It was a dark time.”

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Following his injury, 2013 was almost entirely injury plagued for the storied Yankees captain, who eventually announced his retirement in 2014. Which is your favorite memory from the shortstop’s 20-year-long career in Pinstripes? Let us know in the comments below!