Derek Jeter will be the new face of the Marlins and the baseball and business man, and everyone in the MLB offices in N.Y. are ecstatic. Derek Jeter a perfect fit to run the Marlins Derek Jeter will be the new face of the Marlins and the baseball and business man, and everyone in the MLB offices in N.Y. are ecstatic.
Romney, the son of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and his bidding group are "alive and well and still in" the hunt for owning the Marlins, according to a baseball source close to the situation. Tagg Romney's group includes 2016 GOP presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Quogue Capital founder Wayne Rothbaum, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine and former All-Star pitcher Dave Stewart.
While the New York Yankees reflected on Derek Jeter 's past Sunday, The Captain wasn't eager to rush into the future. Jeter said, "Sometimes people get ahead of themselves," when asked about rumors he was part of a group attempting to buy the Miami Marlins , per Coley Harvey of ESPN.
"He brings that winning mentality. The people in Miami want it. They want change," Posada, who lives in the area, said ahead of the festivities to honor Jeter on Sunday at Yankee Stadium, where the shortstop had his number retired and had his Monument Park plaque unveiled.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hits a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning of their AL baseball game in Toronto Saturday, June 5, 2010. - AP New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hits a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth inning of their AL baseball game in Toronto Saturday, June 5, 2010.