When Derek Jeter retired after the 2014 season, there was little doubt he would quickly be enshrined in Coooperstown.
The legendary New York Yankees shortstop was voted into the Hall of Fame 4 years in the past, however he was not a unanimous first-ballot inductee. Jeter mentioned he isn’t notably bothered by the truth that one individual determined to not vote for him.
But he did level to the expectations that had been positioned on him when he was taking part in and mentioned he believes the voter also needs to face accountability.
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The New York Yankees honor Derek Jeter previous to the sport between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 9, 2022, within the Bronx borough of New York City. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)
“Members of the media all the time need us to be accountable as gamers,” Jeter mentioned throughout an look on Jimmy Traina’s Sports Illustrated Media Podcast. “Good recreation, dangerous recreation, you must stand in entrance of your locker, and you must deal with the media. I did it each single day. You might not have appreciated what I mentioned … however I used to be accountable, and I used to be there.
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“And I feel it’s best to anticipate the identical from the members of the media. I don’t care that somebody didn’t vote for me. I actually don’t, however I do suppose what turns into annoying is I’ve to consistently reply the query. And I don’t suppose I ought to be the one answering the query. Whoever it’s ought to reply the query. I don’t have an issue with it, however I get uninterested in being requested that query.”
Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees fields throughout Game 3 of the World Series in opposition to the Atlanta Braves on October 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium within the Bronx, New York. (Sporting News through Getty Images through Getty Images)
The identification of the one who didn’t vote in favor of Jeter has by no means been made public.
But throughout his Hall of Fame speech in 2021, Jeter acknowledged the truth that he obtained 99.7% of the vote, saying, “Thank you to all of the baseball writers … all however one in all you.”
Derek Jeter provides his speech throughout the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on September 8, 2021, in Cooperstown, New York. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Jeter spent his whole storied profession with the Yankees.
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He stepped away from baseball with 260 dwelling runs, 1,311 RBIs and a .310 profession batting common.
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