'NOT a true friend': Derek Jeter reveals why he LOST HIS TRUST in Alex Rodriguez
Baseball legend Derek Jeter has opened up about how his friendship with fellow shortstop Alex Rodriguez has deteriorated over the years. Jeter, 48, who played with the New York Yankees his entire 20-year MLB career, spoke out about various aspects of his life in a new ESPN documentary series 'The Captain', which debuts Monday, July 18 after the MLB Home Run Derby.
The 'Hall of Famer' noted how there was an erosion of trust with Rodriguez, 46, following the latter's off-putting statements in interviews over the years. Both Jeter and Rodriguez came up in the majors at a young age — Jeter was called up in 1995 at age 20 while Rodriguez was summoned the previous year when he was just 18. They became close as they came up through the ranks in the early 90s, so much so that they would often crash at each other's apartments. But things have changed since then.