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Derek Jeter as Donald Trump's vice president? Jeter says ...

Don't bet on it.

For whatever reason, the retired Yankees shortstop was asked in Cuba whether he could serve as Trump's running mate as the 69-year-old's running mate as he races for the Republican presidential nomination.

Asked in Cuba about talk he could be Trump's running mate, Jeter
smiled and said, "That sounds like too much work." pic.twitter.com/dvBzOLlzLC — Maureen Dowd (@NYTimesDowd) March 27, 2016

Jeter probably isn't wrong. Trump has a way for getting into the headlines — sometimes for wrong reasons — and that's what Jeter's avoided (perhaps miraculously) his entire career as New York City's most popular celebrity.