Derek Jeter is no longer CEO of the Marlins, but in his statement announcing his departure, he never hinted that he was done with the game of baseball.
A potential next chapter was reported by Front Office Sports on Tuesday, which revealed that ESPN is interested in bringing the Hall of Famer into the broadcast booth, and transition from a front office to TV role, like many others have before him.
Jeter’s popularity would certainly help bring eyes to those broadcasts, but is his personality fit for such a role? Jeter was always notorious for saying nothing in his 20-plus years of interviews and press conferences, and while he has often been lauded for his humor, he doesn’t seem like the talkative type for a three-hour broadcast during a baseball game. Sure, he carries decades worth of baseball knowledge and performed at the sport’s highest level while being the face of the game for years, but there aren’t many out there who believe Jeter would bring the kind of energy and entertainment to a broadcast like he did from the field.
That seemed to be the general consensus on social media when the rumors began that ESPN would want Jeter in the broadcast booth:
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