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Derek Jeter talks Marlins rebuild, says he’ll always be ‘Captain’

Derek Jeter enjoyed his time with the Yankees, but the Captain, who is facing his former team in a two-game series Tuesday and Wednesday, told YES’ Meredith Marakovits has turned his focus toward being CEO of the Marlins.

Jeter also said his time with the Yankees has given him a model for what he wants the Marlins to become.

“[It] seems like its been 10 years, Its been a learning experience for me,” Jeter said in the interview. “I was very fortunate to play a 20-year career with a first class organization and in my mind the Yankees are the gold standard for what you want to be as an organization.