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Derek Jeter leaves post as Miami Marlins’ CEO, shareholder

(AP) — Derek Jeter went on Kim Ng — the general lauded Jeter’s integrity.
into the offseason talking manager who Jeter brought
about the Miami Marlins to Miami in 2020 and made “Derek was a great mentor to
spending more money on her the first female GM in a me and (helped) me to be a
contracts, figuring out major professional sport in leader,” Rojas tweeted. “This
ways to contend and con- North America. is what leaders do.”
tinuing to build for the
future. Jeter became CEO of the Jeter, a shortstop during his
Marlins in September 2017 playing career, was a 14-time
His focus — or the Mar- — and baseball’s first Black All-Star and the 1996 AL
lins’ focus — apparently has CEO — when Sherman rookie of the year. His 3,465
changed since. bought the team from Jeffrey hits still rank sixth-best on
Loria. baseball’s all-time list behind
And now, the Hall of Fame Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Hank
player has left the organiza- A five-time World Series Aaron, Stan Musial and Tris
tion, both as its CEO and a champion during a playing Speaker.
shareholder. career spent entirely with
the Yankees from 1995-2014, And when the playing days “My family and I would like to breakfast with Garcia
Jeter announced a surprise Jeter was elected to baseball’s ended, his desire to run a to thank our incredible staff, when the team was deciding
departure from the Miami Hall of Fame in 2020. team was clear. Jeter was Marlins fans, Marlins players, whether to go forward, be-
Marlins on Monday after 4 part of the group that won and the greater Miami com- cause he wanted the outfield-
1/2 mostly unsuccessful years Miami went 218-327 during the right in August 2017 to munity for welcoming us er to convince him personally
that didn’t come remotely his four seasons at the helm, buy the Marlins, a $1.2 bil- with open arms and making that he wanted to be part of
close to matching his success finishing with a winning re- lion deal that became offi- us feel at home,” Jeter said. the Marlins’ plans.
as a player for the New York cord only once at 31-29 in the cial about two months later. “The organization is stronger
Yankees. The Marlins had the pandemic-shortened 2020 Jeter had a 4% stake in the today than it was five years “I’ve dealt with a lot of peo-
fourth-worst record in base- season. In the full seasons purchase, coming on board ago, and I am thankful and ple in my life and I think I’m
ball over Jeter’s four seasons, under Jeter, the Marlins went as the CEO and overseeing grateful to have been a part of a pretty good judge of char-
making the playoffs only in 63-98, 57-105 and 67-95. baseball operations. this team.” acter in terms of when some-
2020 when more than half one’s telling me the truth
of the MLB’s 30 teams quali- While the Yankees are among He said he was proud to have Jeter played a key role in the or not, and you could see in
fied in the pandemic-affected baseball’s highest spenders, put his “name and reputa- Marlins signing former All- his eye he was excited at the
year. Miami was 27th among the tion” on the line in an ef- Star outfielder Avisail Garcia possibility of coming here,”
30 teams in payroll last year fort to rebuild the Marlins. to a four-year, $53 million Jeter said that day, after shar-
What that meant wasn’t ex- at $61 million. Jeter said in Jeter’s departure came as contract in December, just ing the stage with Sherman at
actly clear, though Jeter — October that he was hope- Major League Baseball and before the MLB lockout be- the signing announcement.
who wasn’t physically around ful that would change, after its players were working un- gan. The Marlins also locked “That’s what you want to
the team on a day-to-day ba- the Marlins’ revenue streams der a Monday deadline to up ace right-hander Sandy hear.”
sis — previously said he had improved over the last year salvage a March 31 start to Alcantara on a five-year, $56
trouble remaining patient in or so, given a new local tele- the regular season and a 162- million deal, and brought He spoke at length that day
his quest to make the Marlins vision deal and a new nam- game schedule, with talks back Rojas on a two-year, $10 about the Marlins’ hopes for
a winner. ing rights agreement for the happening — ironically — at million contract. the future.
team’s ballpark. the spring training home the
In the short term, it would Marlins share with the St. Garcia was the last Marlins’ Roughly three months later,
seem likely that more of Marlins shortstop Miguel Louis Cardinals. big splash before the lock- that future no longer in-
the leadership role will fall Rojas, the clubhouse leader, out began. Jeter said he went cludes Jeter.

MLB, players resume talks as new lockout deadline nears

(AP) — Major League After a marathon of 13 bar- had said Monday was the ers at $25 million annually. Manfred, who attended a
Baseball and the players’ gaining sessions over 16 1/2 last possible day to reach an —Raising the minimum sala- bargaining session for the
association resumed ne- hours on Monday produced agreement that would allow ry from $570,500 to $675,000 first time on Friday, sat in
gotiations Tuesday just 3 progress toward a labor deal the minimum time needed this year, with increases of on two of Monday’s meet-
1/2 hours before the own- but left the sides still far apart, for spring training in order to $10,000 annually. ings, both two-on-two ses-
ers’ deadline for a deal MLB announced at 2:30 a.m. play openers as scheduled on sions that included union
that would end the lock- that it had extended its dead- March 31. Players took the stance that head Tony Clark, Halem and
out and salvage opening line for one more day, until 5 all those figures were insuf- union chief negotiator Bruce
day. p.m. Tuesday. The players’ association had ficient. Their start figures Meyer. At the first meeting,
planned to analyze the lat- were $245 million for the which began at 2:45 p.m. and
Following an 11-hour break, est proposals and prepare a threshold, $115 million for lasted 40 minutes, Manfred
Deputy Commissioner Dan response for when talks re- the bonus pool and $775,000 told players he wanted to
Halem, Executive Vice Presi- sumed. The sides agreed, for the minimum. The union make a deal.
dent Morgan Sword and subject to an overall deal, to believed there was an under-
Senior Vice President Pat- expand the postseason from standing on luxury tax rates, The pace then quickened,
rick Houlihan walked across 10 to 12 teams, rather than which management had been with management’s bargain-
Roger Dean Stadium at 1:30 the 14 MLB had hoped for. proposing to substantially ing team repeatedly walking
p.m. to the area beyond the steepen while eliminating from their area in the main
right-field wall where players On central economics, the higher penalties for recidivist part of the stadium to the
had gathered in the St. Louis sides were still searching for high spenders. union. “We’re working at it,”
Cardinals’ office building. agreement. Management’s Manfred said around 6 p.m.
Mets star pitcher Max Scher- proposals included: Players’ latest proposals con- after his second session of the
zer and free-agent reliever —Raising the luxury tax templated giving up on ex- day with the union.
Andrew Miller were present threshold from $210 million panding salary arbitration
for talks, the ninth straight to $220 million this year, ris- from the top 22% to 35% by Players and the league had
day of bargaining. ing to $230 million. service time of the players met just six times on core
—Setting the new bonus with at least two seasons of economics during the first 2
Commissioner Rob Manfred pool for pre-arbitration play- service and less than three. 1/2 months of the lockout.