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Yankees’ Derek Jeter before a game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Yankee Stadium, New York. (Photo by Jim Rogash/WireImage)
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Yankees’ Derek Jeter before a game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Yankee Stadium, New York. (Photo by Jim Rogash/WireImage)
Derek Jeter had a remarkable career in Major League Baseball while playing for the New York Yankees. Having played for a single franchise throughout his baseball career, Jeter won everything for the Yankees.
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Mostly known for his calmness and seriousness in the ballparks, the former Yankees captain was probably the most mischievous guy in the Bronx. Once a Yankees batboy, Luis Castillo, shared an interesting incident when he first met the then-Yankees captain.
When Jeter was the Yankees captain, he had a weird tradition in the clubhouse. Per the batboy, the Yankees captain would give a nickname to everyone who was part of the team. And the new batboy was not aware of such a tradition. When he met Jeter, the Yankees legend gave him a weird name.
Derek Jeter nicknamed the Yankees batboy ‘squeegee’
Baseball is over a century-year-old sport in America. And right from the inception of the game, the Yankees have remained a top franchise. But being at the top is not easy. That too for such a long time. When Jeter arrived in the Bronx, he took the Yankees’ legacy to a new high.
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BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 28: Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees bats against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning during the last game of the season at Fenway Park on September 28, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Talking about the nickname incident, per the New York Post, when Castillo introduced himself to Jeter by his name, the Yankees captain had a long pause and then gave him a weird nickname.
“Hi,” I said. “My name is Luis Castillo.” Jeter frowned, narrowed his eyes, and said, “Nah.” “I was thinking, no what? Why did he say no to me? But I didn’t say anything, I just stood waiting. Jeter looked me up and down some more,” the Yankees batboy said.
“That’s it!” Jeter said. “Your nickname is Squeegee… You look like a squeegee,” he smiled.
Castillo revealed that when Derek Jeter nicknamed him ‘squeegee,’ based on his look, he could not believe it. But when the former Yankees batboy explained to him this unique tradition, he understood this whole nickname saga.
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Castillo, AKA Squeegee, was the Yankees batboy between 1998 and 2005.
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