ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – The Captain is a 2022 American sports documentary miniseries produced by ESPN Films.
Directed by Randy Wilkins, the series focuses on the life and career of Derek Jeter, who served as captain of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
Debuting on ESPN and ESPN+ on July 18, the series has seven episodes.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – Spike Lee and Michael Tollin are executive producers on the series.
An exploration of the life and Hall of Fame career of New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Directed by Emmy-winner Randy Wilkins, the series provides an extraordinary portrait of the Yankee captain’s life and career on and off the baseball field.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – Featuring candid interviews with Jeter, his family, teammates and rivals, each episode is filled with interesting anecdotes about the five-time World Series champion’s career, his relationship with Alex Rodriguez, the infamous gift baskets rumor and more.
The seven-part docs-series, directed by three-time Emmy winner — and Bronx native — Randy Wilkins, will dig into the true details about what went down during Jeter’s 20-year tenure with the Bronx Bombers.
The series looks to be all-encompassing, detailing everything from Jeter’s upbringing to his Hall-of-Fame career to his failed ownership of the Miami Marlins and his journey into fatherhood.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – Similar to “The Last Dance”, which profiled Michael Jordan and the Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, “The Captain” will blend present-day interviews with archival footage in an attempt to retell the story of the Yanks of the ’90s.
The documentary features interviews with Jeter’s family, friends and sports collogues, including his parents Dorothy and Dr. Charles Jeter, his sister Sharlee Jeter and his wife, Hannah Jeter.
Roger Clemens, Tino Martinez, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Willie Randolph, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Darryl Strawberry, Joe Torre, Bernie Williams, Fat Joe and Jadakiss also appear in the documentary series.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Series Focus
The majority of the series focuses on Jeter’s tenure with the Yankees.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – The series documents Jeter’s youth in the first episode, including a focus on his biracial identity and the racism he and his sister experienced as they grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the 1980s and 1990s.
The series includes never-before-seen footage of Jeter’s personal life, including his reaction to being selected by the Yankees in the 1992 MLB draft. It also covers Jeter’s rift in his friendship with teammate Alex Rodriguez.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain – The miniseries includes interviews with Jeter, his father Charles, mother Dorothy, sister Sharlee, and wife, Hannah Jeter.
Also interviewed are Michael Jordan, Fat Joe, Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Jadakiss, Eli Manning, and former Yankees players Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez, Paul O’Neill, CC Sabathia, Darryl Strawberry, Bernie Williams, Roger Clemens, and Andy Pettitte, as well as former manager Joe Torre, general manager Brian Cashman, and former coach Willie Randolph.
The final episode serves as an epilogue, discussing Jeter’s life after his retirement as a player, including his purchase of the Miami Marlins and decision to step down as chief executive officer.
THE CAPTAIN TAKES A DEEP DIVE ON DEREK JETER
Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) in Pequannock Township, New Jersey) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.
Jeter is was a fourteen-time All Star and is the most recent captain of the New York Yankees.
Jeter has spent his entire career with the New York Yankees, starting in 1995 when he was 20 years old.
He has won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, the All-Star Game MVP Award, the World Series MVP Award, five Silver Slugger Awards and five Gold Glove Awards.
Derek Jeter may not be the greatest player to ever wear a New York Yankees jersey, but he might be the most popular.
Spending his entire 20-year Hall of Fame career in pinstripes, Jeter is as closely associated with the Yankees as any player is to any team in any sport (given free agency and the salary cap, it’s possible we never see anything like Jeter’s one-team run again).
As the Yankees’ all-time career leader in hits (3,465), doubles (544), games played (2,747), and at bats (11,195), Jeter will forever be known to Yankees’ fans as The Captain.
Derek Jeter Opens up at Last
For all of his amazing accomplishments we witnessed on the baseball diamond, Derek Jeter was incredibly private away from it.
While he was a good sport at participating in planned media sessions, Jeter was never the type to offer up a juicy sound bite.
That was less a result of his personality than a conscious choice.
“I didn’t try to make their job difficult,” USA Today quotes Jeter as saying about the media.
“I tried to make my job easy.”
Now that he’s retired, expect Jeter to finally get candid about his relationship with rivals and teammates.
Derek Jetter’s Rift With A-Rod
Speaking of which, one of the most anticipated storylines in The Captain will focus on Jeter’s sometimes contentious relationship with teammate Alex Rodriguez.
While the players had been close when A-Rod was with the Seattle Mariners in the ‘90s, their relationship became strained following an interview that Rodriguez gave to Esquire in 2001.
In this documentary, Jeter finally shares his side of the story.
“Those comments bothered me because, like I said, I’m very, very loyal,” Jeter says in the doc, according to the New York Post.
“As a friend, I’m loyal. I just looked at it as, ‘I wouldn’t have done it.’” Jeter later adds that, (A-Rod is) not a true friend, is how I felt.
Because I wouldn’t do it to a friend.”
Although they would play together as teammates from 2004 through Jeter’s retirement in 2014 and claim to have mended fences, expect the A-Rod parts of The Captain to become social media fodder.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episodes
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep1
No Blueprint for Success
Jeter’s upbringing as a biracial kid in the Midwest and his journey to the major leagues, featuring never before seen footage of Jeter getting drafted by the Yankees.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep2
Loyalty One Way
Jeter makes an impact on the Yankees, winning a title his first season as a pro.
Jeter discovers superstardom comes with a price.
Jeter becomes a leader on a team considered by many to be the greatest in baseball history, the 1998 Yankees.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep3
I Don’t Have to Be Your Best Friend
The importance of loyalty and trust to Jeter as the Yankees cap off a three-peat beating the New York Mets, as his friendship with Alex Rodriguez changes
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep4
Bigger Than Baseball
The Yankees Dynasty ends and we explore 9/11’s impact on New York.
The Yankees and Boston Red Sox’s ancient blood feud is decided in an epic Game 7.
Team dynamics change with the addition of new players and personalities.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep5
Hiding in Plain Sight
The Yankees and Jeter suffer the most historic loss in baseball history.
Jeter’s identity is under attack as he faces challenges in the press, on the field and in his clubhouse.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep6
Never Gave Up a Day in My Life
Jeter wins his 5th and final World Series and celebrates his 3000th hit, but it’s not all smooth sailing for this aging superstar.
He goes through a public and difficult contract negotiation that changes his relationship with the Yankees.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain Episode S1, Ep7
A Star in the Fabric
Derek and Hannah Jeter share intimate details of their difficult journey on the way to parenthood.
Jeter achieves another dream by becoming the owner of the Miami Marlins, but his journey is fraught with criticism and unfinished business.
ESPN’s Derek Jetter as The Captain
USA Today says that Jeter is “at his most comedic (and most real)” during these segments.
Apparently, after Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra mentions that the fabled Red Sox-Yankees rivalry was not as hateful as we were led to believe, Jeter remarks, “That’s what losers say.”
Whether you come for these types of spicy clapbacks or simply want to revisit the highlights of one of the greatest careers in baseball history, T
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