The ladies of New York can all breathe a sigh of relief: Derek Jeter isn’t engaged – yet.
We caught up with the Yankee shortstop before his team bested the Texas Rangers on Tuesday and asked about the rumors he’s set to wed “Friday Night Lights” actress Minka Kelly, with whom he was reportedly caught ring-shopping earlier this year.
“The what?” Jeter asked incredulously. “Engagement rumors with who? I have not heard that.”
Sounds like Jeter has learned a thing or two from teammate Alex Rodriguez on the importance of keeping his affairs hush-hush: A-Rod has famously remained tight-lipped about his rumored dalliances with Madonna, Donna Karan and now A-list actress Kate Hudson. Despite using his energy as a different kind of player off-field, his teammates say Rodriguez is still bringing his A-game.
“He’s been playing great,” second baseman Robinson Cano said. “I don’t see anything ruining his game.”
Confided first baseman Mark Teixeira: “We don’t really talk about [A-Rod's personal life]. We just really worry about what’s going on on the field and winning baseball games. That’s our job.”
Catcher Jorge Posada echoed that sentiment. “To tell you the truth, we don’t even discuss it,” he said. “He just comes to play ball, and that’s all we care about. Never mind A-Rod’s love life – Posada was quick to call him the driving force behind the team. “He is the guy that splits up the line,” Posada said. “You get him as the cleanup hitter, and everything feels a little better. I think the lineup gets better when he’s here.”
Another person who may agree with Posada is Johnny Hoisik. The 4-year-old Yankee fan from Carle Place, L.I., got the chance to meet his heroes while filming TLC’s “Moving Up” before Tuesday’s game. In addition to having interior designer Doug Wilson create for him a Yankee-themed bedroom with field-turf flooring and a locker room-inspired closet, Hoisik played catch with former player Bernie Williams and received a pair of batting gloves from A-Rod himself.
Ah, if only Minka Kelly were lucky enough to receive a pair of gloves from her man … because it looks like an engagement ring isn’t happening anytime soon!
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