TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Yankees captain Derek Jeter doesn’t think baseball’s steroids controversy will be a major distraction when the team begins spring training next week.
New York pitcher Andy Pettitte, and former Yankees’ Roger Clemens and Chuck Knoblauch are scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing on the issue Feb. 13, one day before pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report.
“I think Andy is probably going to be facing a lot of questions,” Jeter said Tuesday. “You know how it is in New York, there’s always questions. It will probably die down after the first couple days when he talks to the media, addresses them and answers those questions. But in New York, there’s always something every year. … It might be a little different for Andy. Other than that, I don’t think so.”
Jeter, the Yankees’ captain since June 2003, worked out at the Yankees’ minor league complex Tuesday along with catcher Jorge Posada and first baseman-outfielder Shelley Duncan. Jeter doesn’t see his role evolving despite the increasing number of younger players on the team.
will be anything different,” Jeter said. “People tend to ask a lot of questions. You can relate to what those guys are going through. Coming through the organization, the expectations, you’re supposed to come in and help out right away. So in that sense I can relate to them. But I’ll just continue to do the things that I’ve always done – probably answer a lot more questions than the last few years.”
Now 33, Jeter has three seasons remaining on his $189 million, 10-year contract. He doesn’t think about how long he’ll play.
“I’ve never been one to sit around and say ‘focus on three, four, five, six years from now.’ I think when you do that, that’s when you get in trouble,” he said. “You’ve got to focus on the season at hand. It’s also kind of selfish, sitting around worrying about how long you’re going to play. The task at hand is to try and win this season.”
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