Derek Jeter Is Finally Failing

By just about any measure of an athlete’s “success,” Derek Jeter grades out as exceptional. Statistics? He tallied 3,465 hits, sixth all-time. Championships? He won five of them with the Yankees. Money? He earned more than $250 million in salary throughout his career. Crossover stardom? He was baseball’s most famous player and remains a staple of tabloid gossip. Adoration? Yankees fans name their children after him, while even rival supporters grant grudging re2pect. By the time he retired from playing in 2014, his resume was essentially flawless.

And that’s why Jeter’s brief tenure as CEO of the Marlins has been so jarring. In the five monthssince Jeter and the retired businessman Bruce Sherman agreed to buy Miami’s baseball team for $1.2 billion, they have traded their two best players, angered an