In the first episode of ESPN’s “The Captain,” we learned about Derek Jeter and his path to the Yankees.
In the second, we get a unique look at his coming of age with the Yankees.
Picking up right where the first episode ended, we learn things about the 1996 team previously forgotten, unrealized, unknown, and everything in between. The fans were twice shocked by popular manager Buck Showalter being fired and the legendary Don Mattingly retiring. Joe Torre barely had a chance from the start.
And most important of all, we learn of the Derek Jeter season that almost wasn’t.