Alex Rodriguez once again sparked a commotion. All because he chose not to attend former teammate and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter’s jersey retirement ceremony.?

On ESPN’s show, First Take, Stephen Smith and Max Kellerman talked about A-Rod not attending Jeter’s Number 2 Jersey Retirement Ceremony.

Likewise, both had their views on the same. Also, they have their reasons for saying so.

Alex Rodriguez misses the jersey retirement ceremony

While it is still unclear whether Alex was invited to the ceremony or not, Kellerman thinks he still should have shown up at the Yankee stadium. Even if A-Rod was uninvited to the ceremony (still not clear), he should have shown up because it was the right thing to do.

Max Kellerman, during the show, said, “Whatever kind of distraction A-Rod may have felt he may have created, whether or not he would have felt welcomed by Jeter,… it says something about you. People admire the character of someone who shows up.“?

Following this, he said, “Triumphant shortstops, generation or two ago, was Jeter, A-Rod, and Garciaparra. And Jeter put up the lesser number of the three…And yet history will record that he was the guy who won.”?In reply to Max’s comment, Stephen said, “When Alex Rodriguez was retiring, Jeter called him, and Alex Rodriguez said, ‘My phone messages, my voicemail message box was full. I never got the message.'”?

According to Stephen, there were elements of disrespect shown over the span of 13 years between the two athletes.?

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Stuff has happened between Jeter and A-Rod over the years. Nevertheless, A-Rod should have attended the ceremony, in the support of his former teammate.

A-Rod had a reason behind not attending the ceremony

There have been multiple times where the talks of feuds between Jeter and A-Rod have surfaced over the years.?

In an interview, A-Rod said, “He?s reserved, quiet. Jeter?s been blessed with great talent around him. So he?s never had to lead. He doesn?t have to, he can just go and play and have fun, and hit second. You never say, ?Don?t let Derek beat you.? That?s never your concern.”

In regards to not showing up at the Yankees stadium, A-Rod said, “It was Mother’s Day. I watched the whole thing. I put out a [congratulations] post. It was a great day and very well deserved.”

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Ultimately, going or not going to the ceremony was Rodriguez’s choice, and he didn’t go.?

What do you think about it? Should A-Rod have gone to the ceremony or not? Was his reason for not going satisfactory?