MIAMI — Derek Jeter says when his ownership group took over the Miami Marlins in October, he thought Giancarlo Stanton would be with the team in 2018.
Stanton says Marlins officials threatened to keep him for the rest of his career.
In the end, Miami dealt the National League MVP to the New York Yankees. The trade was made because Stanton didn't want to be part of the Marlins' latest rebuilding, Jeter said Monday.
Jeter said the deal with his former team was the best one available to the Marlins, giving them much-needed financial flexibility and upgrading a weak farm system.