Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, now a minority shareholder in Marlins ownership, posted a introductory letter to Marlins fans on The Players Tribune Tuesday morning.
Jeter, who founded the website that features articles and videos by athletes, made the usual promises of “We’re going to develop a winning culture” and “We’re going to celebrate the diversity of this community.” But he opened by recalling a recruiting visit to the University of Miami as a Kalamazoo, Michigan, teenager:
“I was only 17 and Miami was the farthest I’d ever been from home. It wasn’t just that hearing Spanish was new to me.