Derek Jeter will always be a New York Yankees legend. With a career that spanned over two decades, Jeter played only one team, the New York Yankees. Although he does not play the game anymore, the former legendary captain always roots for the Pinstripes.
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However, earlier this year, the Yankees legend created some sort of confusion when he put a different clubhouse jersey on his wall. Although he did not do it on purpose on creating any controversy or coming into the limelight, MLB fans went into meltdown after seeing a maroon jersey on Jeter’s wall.
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Being an honorable man, all Derek Jeter did was to honor his legacy
Earlier this year, ESPN released a docuseries on Derek Jeter. The docuseries is said to be one of the best to date. However, apart from the docuseries, something else also caught viewers’ attention.
In an American Family Insurance commercial, fans noticed Jeter has a maroon jersey on his wall and it has “KC” written on it.
aaaaanybody have any idea what’s going on with this maroon (salvy?) royals jersey on derek jeter’s, like, (presumably staged) family photo and memorabilia wall in this american family insurance ad?? pic.twitter.com/WEIPiqD5jL
— Francesca (she/her) (@francescaossi) September 9, 2021
ohhhhhh right kalamazoo central! I remember going through this at least once before 😅 thanks!!
— Francesca (she/her) (@francescaossi) September 9, 2021
Why does Derek Jeter have a maroon @Royals jersey on his wall in the American Family commercial that ESPN+ has shown me a dozen times already?
— Clint Blaes (@cmblaes) September 4, 2022
Kalamazoo Central needs to come up with a more original logo. Thanks, this has been confusing me all night.
— Clint Blaes (@cmblaes) September 4, 2022
Since KC also means the Kansas City Royals in MLB, several MLB fans wondered why Jeter would put a Royals jersey on his wall. Because he didn’t even play for them.
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However, the mystery ended when they found out that “KC” on the jersey meant Kalamazoo Central (Jeter’s high school baseball team). It was nice of Jeter that even after achieving the pinnacle in the game, he has not forgotten his roots.
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Jeter has found a new interest in golf
Ever since his retirement, it is not a secret that Derek Jeter loves to spend his leisure time playing golf. Having been playing for American Family Insurance for the last two years, Jeter has been loving golf.
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Since Jeter is now a part of the American Family Insurance Golf Championship, ESPN and Jeter tied up with the insurance company for a commercial. MLB fans noticed it only when the commercial appeared while watching the docuseries.
Have you ever wondered about which MLB team Jeter would support if not the Yankees?