Former Marlins exec rips Derek Jeter's front-office leadership, says he's better 'pitchman' for Subway

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Derek Jeter is obviously best known for being the five-time World Series champion while playing shortstop for the New York Yankees.

But for a few years post-retirement, he was part-owner and CEO of the Miami Marlins.

Jeter had longed wanted to own a team after his playing career, and at the opportunity came in 2017 with the Marlins, but he parted ways with the club before the start of the 2022 season.

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Derek Jeter, CEO of the Miami Marlins, speaks with the media at the Miami Marlins spring training complex at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Feb. 24, 2020, in Jupiter, Florida. (Mark Brown / Getty Images)

The Hall of Famer tried to revitalize a team that continues to rank near the bottom in attendance and struggles to make the postseason (they made it once in Jeter's tenue during the expanded postseason of 2020, which was their first appearance since 2003). But it didn't work.

One of Jeter's first orders of business was to fire the team president, David Samson, who told Front Office Sports that he received an alert of his firing from ESPN before Jeter had even contacted him.

Samson criticized Jeter's front-office leadership and said that he's a better spokesperson for Subway than a baseball executive.

Don Mattingly, Miami Marlins team manager, left, and Derek Jeter, chief executive officer, speak during a press conference at Marlins Park in Miami on Sept. 20, 2019. (Matias J. Ocner / Miami Herald / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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"Derek Jeter was the perfect person to buy a team