Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins on Monday after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees.Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria.
A five-time World Series champion during a playing career from 1995-2014 spent entirely with the Yankees, Jeter earned election to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 2020.
Miami went 218-327 during his four seasons at the helm, finishing with a winning record only once at 31-29 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.In the full seasons under Jeter, the Marlins went 63-98, 57-105 and 67-95.
While the Yankees are among baseball’s highest spenders, Miami was 27th among the 30 teams in payroll last year at $61 million.
“I will no longer serve as CEO nor as a shareholder in the club,” Jeter said in a statement released through PR Newswire rather than the Marlins.”We had a vision five years ago to turn the Marlins franchise around, and as CEO, I have been proud to put my name and reputation on the line to make our plan a reality.Through hard work, trust and accountability, we transformed every aspect of the franchise, reshaping the workforce, and developing a long-term strategic plan for success.
“That said, the vision for the future of the franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead.”
In a separate statement, Sherman thanked Jeter “for his many contributions and wish him luck in his future endeavors.”
“We have a deep bench of talent that will oversee both business and baseball decisions while we work to identify a new CEO to lead our franchise, ” Sherman said.”The ownership group is committed to keep investing in the future of the franchise — and we are determined to build a team that will return to the postseason and excite Marlins fans and the local community.”
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