“Autographed Memorabilia”: Derek Jeter responded cheekily towards his gift baskets for ‘1-night-stand’ rumors

“Autographed Memorabilia”: Derek Jeter responded cheekily towards his gift baskets for ‘1-night-stand’ rumors

Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter is arguably the most loved New York Yankee to have ever stepped foot on the field. The most iconic moments of his career would soon be showcased through a seven-part documentary series named ‘The Captain’, directed by Randy Wilkins. Derek Jeter finally addressed the longstanding rumor that he gave gift bags to women after having one-night stands with them in the ’90s.

For the last decade, Derek Jeter didn’t involve himself to the story or the rumor but according to The Daily Beast, he finally talked about the rumor being on ‘The Captain’. Jeter denied that anything like that ever happened and he was dumbfounded that people actually believed the story.

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He said, “Yeah, I read the article. Yeah, of course,” says Jeter. “You know, you see it, and then it’s like, how the f*** did people come up with this? You know, basically, that’s it. And who would believe this s***? And you believed it!”

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Derek Jeter addressed a decade-old “gift baskets of autographed memorabilia” rumor

Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter said that at that time this particular rumor build itself and was seen as the only thing that Jeter likes doing. He even recalled while on air, “I remember being at a Starbucks one time and there’s some random guy behind me and he says, ‘Hey, I just want to let you know that I’m giving out gift baskets because you did.’

Jeter added, “And I turned around and said, ‘You’re a f*****’ idiot!’ and the look on his face… like, did he think I was gonna say, ‘Yeah, good job, man!’”

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“People keep regurgitating this story that never happened. Never happened.” The New York Yankee shortstop legend is now married to Hannah Jeter. The duo, who tied the knot in 2016, share daughters Bella, 4, Story, 3, and River, 7 months.

The Tribeca Film Festival hosted the world premiere of ESPN Films’ “The Captain” Sunday evening. ‘The Captain’ premieres on ESPN and ESPN+ Monday, July 18, at 10 p.m. ET.

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