Even if you’re not a New York Yankees fan, the relationship between Alex Rodríguez and Derek Jeter is a fascinating baseball storyline, and it’s one that keeps evolving.

Rodríguez and Jeter were best buds as teenagers as they shared the dream of becoming MLB superstars, each possessing the outrageous talent to achieve that mission.

And while both Rodríguez and Jeter carved out MLB amazing careers early on (A-Rod with the Seattle Mariners, Jeter with the Yankees), their relationship suffered a major fracture in 2001, when Rodríguez made controversial remarks about Jeter in an Esquire interview, suggesting that Jeter was the beneficiary of New York’s team success and had never had to be a leader.

Jeter reportedly felt betrayed by the comments from Rodríguez, viewing the interview as A

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