Derek Jeter on his future in baseball after Miami Marlins exit - 'At some point, I'm sure I'll do something'

Nearly five months after stepping down as CEO of the Miami Marlins, Derek Jeter indicated he would be open to a return to baseball in some capacity.

The Hall of Fame shortstop and New York Yankees legend discussed his baseball future, among other topics, during an interview with ESPN's Hannah Storm ahead of the July 18 premiere of the seven-part ESPN docuseries «The Captain.»

«I love the game. I really do love the game,» Jeter told Storm when asked if he wants to stay involved with the sport. «I think it's the greatest game in the world. So yeah, at some point, I'm sure I'll do something.»

Jeter, who won five World Series rings during an illustrious 20-year career with the Yankees, joined the Bruce Sherman-led group that purchased the Marlins from Jeffrey Loria for $1.2 billion in September 2017. Jeter was given a stake of 4% in the franchise — a stake he gave up with his departure — but was tasked with running business and baseball operations. In four full seasons under Jeter, the Marlins went a combined 218-327 but surprisingly made the postseason during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.

Jeter, 48, announced he was leaving the organization in a Feb. 28 statement sent through a news-release distributor rather than the Marlins, saying it was «the right time for me to step aside as a new season begins.»

Asked to explain how his exit from the Marlins materialized, Jeter told Storm, «It's just like the statement I made, I think that the direction of the organization had changed and that was not what I had signed up for and you know you have to believe in the direction, especially if you are going to be the forward face.

»I just couldn't move on and if I didn't agree with the direction that the organization was going."

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