Saturday significant a huge day for New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter.
Known as “The Captain” or “Mr. November,” Jeter is about to commemorate his 49th birthday Monday, and he got the celebration began early togetherwith his brand-new “MLB on FOX” co-hosts — Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz and Kevin Burkhardt — in London.
Of course, Jeter and Rodriguez are 2 of the most identifiable dealswith from those impressive mid-2000s clashes inbetween their Yankees and the Ortiz-led Boston Red Sox, and the guy understood as “Big Papi” has a routine of fanning the flames of the historical MLB competition while sitting next to Rodriguez at the FOX Sports desk.
That stated, it didn’t take long for Ortiz to take his chance to do the exactsame with Jeter, presenting his fellow Hall of Famer with a surprise birthday present after Chicago beat St. Louis in Saturday’s MLB 2023 London Series opener.
The present? A customized No. 2 Red Sox jersey.
David Ortiz offers Derek Jeter a Red Sox jersey on his birthday
Jeter, noticeably disgusted, tossed the jersey aside as Ortiz appeared in laughter. Before long, though, the latest member of the MLB on FOX team was laughing along with the joke, too.
“You’re astounding,” Burkhardt informed Ortiz.
On a more wholehearted note, Jeter likewise got unique birthday shout-outs from previous longtime All-Star Yankees colleagues Jorge Posada and Andy Pettite.
Speaking of All-Stars, fans can next see Jeter, Rodriguez, and Ortiz poke enjoyable at each other prominent up to the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 11 (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).
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