Derek Jeter spent two decades in the Bronx mastering the little things—situational awareness, smart baserunning, airtight defense. So when The Captain says this New York Yankees team is making too many mistakes to win it all, it lands with weight.
“They make way too many mistakes,” Jeter said bluntly during Saturday’s FOX broadcast rain delay. “You can’t get away with making that number of mistakes against great teams.”
These back-to-back losses to the Miami Marlins give Jeter’s words extra urgency, making them feel less like commentary and more like a warning.
The Errors Keep Mounting
Friday’s 13–12 meltdown against Miami was one of the most embarrassing losses of the Yankees’ season. Not only did three newly acquired relievers—Jake Bird, David Bednar, and Camilo Doval—combine to blow three separate leads, but the loss also snapped a streak of 79 straight wins when the Yankees scored 10+ runs. No team in baseball had done that since 2019.
Still, Jeter was willing to give the new bullpen arms a bit of grace. “New team, new surroundings—it takes a while to adjust,” he said.
However, any optimism quickly faded on Saturday.
A 2–0 shutout loss to the same Marlins, this time fueled not by the bullpen but by mental lapses. The most glaring: Jazz Chisholm Jr. getting doubled off first base after forgetting to tag up on a pop-up to shallow right. It wasn’t just a bad look—it erased a scoring opportunity in a tight game.
“You can’t continue to do it,” Jeter said. “You have to clean it up. I mean, it’s that simple. There’s no excuses. You have to play better. If you don’t play better, you’re not going to go very far.”
Jeter knows what a championship team looks like. This isn’t it—not yet.
Boone Defends Players, But Clock Is Ticking
Manager Aaron Boone has seen the mistakes pile up, but he’s not ready to start making examples of players. After Chisholm’s latest gaffe, Boone defended him.
“I get that it looks bad and it’s a bad play,” Boone told YES Network. “But this is not a case of a guy that’s dogging it. He’s just trying to make a play… just because it’s going bad right now and the world’s on fire, I’m not just going to take guys out for giving a crap.”
Chisholm echoed the sentiment. “Sometimes you get aggressive and you get caught and make an out,” he said. “We’re going to be just fine.”
However, these mistakes aren’t isolated. They’ve become a pattern: Austin Wells was doubled off in the ninth inning of a tie game against Tampa Bay earlier in the week because he lost track of the outs. Anthony Volpe has 16 errors—most in the majors—including a three-error game against the Rays.
The Yankees have World Series talent. But they’re beating themselves far too often.
Jeter isn’t calling for panic. He’s calling for accountability. And when the Captain speaks, the Bronx should listen.
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