New York Yankees Icon Derek Jeter Once Had a Rare Link With $4 Billion Worth Boston Red Sox Owner That Very Few Know About
Derek Jeter began a new chapter as a team owner in 2017, putting an end to his three-year hiatus from baseball since his retirement from the ballpark in 2014.
The Yankees-BoSox rivalry
All through his 20-year-long Yankees career, like any other die-hard Pinstriper, Jeter stood at the forefront of the BoSox rivalry. But after arriving in Miami, Jeter met an uncanny resemblance with the BoSox ownership, Fenway Sports Group.
Jeter-Red Sox connection
After John Henry sold the Marlins in 2002 for $158.5 million, he moved to purchase the Boston Red Sox. As a result, both Derek Jeter and John Henry, were part of the Miami Marlins’ ownership for a short period. John Henry from 1991 to 2001, and Derek Jeter from 2017 to 2021.
Was Jeter’s ownership tenure successful?
By the books, he carried the Marlins to their first postseason appearance in 18 years, but at the same time, he also led the highly criticized trade of Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees.
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