Scratch managing off the list of plans Derek Jeter has for his post-retirement. The New York Yankees captain and shortstop shot down any rumors that he had any interest in becoming the skipper of a team after he retires and his No. 2 inevitably gets retired in the Bronx.
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"I will not manage," Jeter told ESPN prior to the Yankees 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field Thursday night.
The topic came up due to the fact that Jeter's former teammate Robin Ventura was over in the home dugout as the manager for the White Sox. Jeter said he has the right attitude to be a manager, but he has no intentions of being in a dugout every night himself.
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"My temperament would be all right to manage," said Jeter, who served as designated-hitter Thursday night, according to ESPN. "But I'm not. No. Write that down."
Jeter announced coming into the season that 2014 would be his last on the diamond, leaving a void at shortstop and in leadership following this season for the Yankees, as the captain has been a part of the Bronx Bombers since 1995.
Jeter has seen plenty of rest in his final season, playing in 39 of the Yankees 46 games thus far this season and often serving as DH. The five-time World Series champion is hitting .261 with one homer and eight RBIs.
The most important thing so far is that he has stayed healthy after injuries limited him to just 17 games in 2013. Jeter admitted that the frustrations of 2013 caused him to think about how much he had left in the tank and eventually led to him opting for retirement.
Jeter's farewell season continues in Game 2 of a four-game set Friday night in Chicago, what he does when the season and his career reaches an end is up to him, but one thing is for certain: he won't be a baseball manager.
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