Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter’s announcement that he was stepping down as Marlins CEO took most of the baseball world by surprise on Monday. Among those caught off guard? Miami shortstop Miguel Rojas.
Rojas, the longest-tenured current Marlin, spoke to Chris Rose of Jomboy Media after news of Jeter’s departure broke and expressed his appreciation for some of the moves that the club had taken this offseason, then admitted he did not see Jeter’s departure coming.
”I’m disappointed that I'm not gonna have Derek Jeter on my team anymore,” Rojas said. "When you have a relationship with a guy like him—the first thing that I remember is the things that he said when he came in 2018.