Jeter: Correa's Gold Glove dig 'doesn't even warrant a response'
Hall of Famer Derek Jeter took the high road after Carlos Correa publicly questioned if the New York Yankees legend should've won any of his five Gold Gloves during his 20-year career.
"I didn't think much about it," Jeter said Friday when asked about the comments. "I don't know how my name came up. My Spanish is not that good. I still haven't seen it. I don't know how my name was brought up, but it doesn't even warrant a response. I could go in a lot of different directions, but I won't."
.@CraigMish asked Derek Jeter about Carlos Correa's comments in which he said Jeter didn't deserve any of his Gold Gloves.
— Mike Cugno (@MikeCugnoCBS4) November 19, 2021
Jeter: "I didn't think much about it." pic.twitter.com/plB3kPPj4s
Correa, who won his first Gold Glove and Platinum Glove last season with the Houston Astros, told a Spanish podcast last week that Jeter didn't deserve any of his defensive accolades.
Carlos Correa: "Derek Jeter didn't deserve any of the Golden Gloves he won".@RicardoGibbon
— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) November 12, 2021
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Jeter owns a minus-19.8 defensive rating over 2,747 games, according to FanGraphs, which is the 12th-worst mark among all shortstops between 1995-2014. The 14-time All-Star saved minus-162 defensive runs during that span - the lowest total among 31 qualified players at his position.