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The principle episode of The Captain, the highly-anticipated documentary centered round aged Contemporary York Yankees shortstop and Baseball Corridor of Famer Derek Jeter, premiered Monday night on ESPN.
The principle installment of the seven-episode docuseries delved into how toddle impacted Jeter’s childhood and gave a conception at his birth with the Yankees after getting drafted in 1992.
Here’s a conception at what followers fetch been buzzing about on social media ultimately of Monday’s episode.
Jon Alba @JonAlba
The dynasty Contemporary York Yankees are the reason I was a sportscaster, and why I look after the game at present time.
Anyone who argues Jeter’s significance to the game isn’t any longer as much as described is merely defective. #TheCaptain
Andrew Marchand @AndrewMarchand
Jeter’s mom is the celebrity of the major episode of the Jeter doc.
Inch Franco Enjoyer @Ryann_32
JETERS DAD SAID HE WAS A BETTER DEFENSIVE SHORT STOP THEN JETER.💀💀💀💀💀
Bobby Thompson @BThomps81
Derek Jeter has that Jordan and Brady look after mentality. Frosty blooded assassin who thrived on proving folks defective
ESPN @espn
“I’m a mountainous ‘I suggested you so’ individual.” 😅
By no methodology doubt @derekjeter #TheCaptain pic.twitter.com/NbClf2gJZM
Jason Huber @_JasonHuber
Crazy how instances fetch changed. Draft wasn’t televised and Jeter did no longer even know where the Yankees fetch been deciding on. https://t.co/SCBqI3JHEU
Tate Frazier @tatefrazier
Earlier than he was Derek Jeter he was Derrick Jeter pic.twitter.com/BmPGturvur
Brent Martineau @BrentASJax
Derek Jeter was a 155 pounds and maybe had an exit velo of 82 and threw it 83 across diamond. Would he even fetch drafted at present time? Haha.
Mike J. Asti @MikeAsti11
I’m no longer asserting Derek Jeter wouldn’t fetch been a Corridor of Famer it be no longer relevant what, since baseball, more than pretty a couple of sports actions, worships stats and he has Cooperstown worthy stats. But his legacy wouldn’t be advance what it is far that if he wasn’t a Yankee and played for a defective team his complete profession.
Bobby Thompson @BThomps81
Derek Jeter’s dream was to be the shortstop for the Yankees, and his dream was a truth, crazy how fate works once rapidly.
Colin Cowherd @ColinCowherd
Esteem the Jeter doc.
ESPN @espn
“My oldsters did a mountainous job of sitting us down and asserting, ‘Appreciate, you will fetch appears to be like to be like, folks are going to address you pretty a couple of, you will address racism.'”@derekjeter on how his oldsters taught him to address racial discrimination #TheCaptain pic.twitter.com/gC9GLHEobu
The Houston Astros had the No. 1 seize within the 1992 draft, which they feeble to make a preference outfielder Phil Nevin. Passing up on the possibility to draft Jeter caught the glory of followers on Twitter.
Paul Mettlesome @GallantSays
first absorbing tidbit: 2 x MVP Hal Newhouser retiring as an Astros scout because they could no longer relate Jeter 1st overall in ’92
SportsCenter @SportsCenter
The one year @derekjeter was drafted, the Astros had the No. 1 seize …
What if? 🤔#TheCaptain pic.twitter.com/7oYdAjuJTZ
JC The Conductor of YT @CantH0LDMe
The Astros handed on Jeter? pic.twitter.com/GHO7YCf6L9
ʏᴀɴᴋᴇᴇꜱ ꜱᴢɴ @sinsvx
Astros followers when they heard their well-liked team handed on Jeter pic.twitter.com/Mp872ybNnh
Suzie Hunter @TheSuzieHunter
Crazy that Phil Nevin got drafted before Derek Jeter
Jeter himself was active online and posted a couple of tweets ultimately of the episode, taking the opportunity to plod fun at himself at instances.
MLB @MLB
A message from #TheCaptain. pic.twitter.com/2UvbBrGMsK
Derek Jeter @derekjeter
For the file, the reason my hair appeared so defective rising up was because my dad decrease it. #TheCaptain https://t.co/2mIRqozMAv
Derek Jeter @derekjeter
This was within the times before name ready. All americans 40+ will know what I’m talking about. #TheCaptain
Derek Jeter @derekjeter
What helped me grow up was being in Ann Arbor my first offseason enrolled at Michigan. #TheCaptain
Derek Jeter @derekjeter
Hope you loved episode 1 of #TheCaptain! Pause tuned for episode 2 on Thursday.
The 2d episode of The Captain will premiere on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. Episodes will then be released weekly, with the next two premiering on July 28, followed by two more on Aug. 4 and the finale on Aug. 11.
