Yankees: These two Hall of Famers plan to boycott Derek Jeter’s induction

New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter is most certainly going to be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame next year. If he does, these two members plan to boycott his ceremony.

For 20-years, Derek Jeter was the face of the modern-day New York Yankees franchise. In that time, the Bronx Bombers appeared in the World Series seven times, winning five of them.

He wore #2 with pride, amassing 3465 hits throughout his illustrious career, the most of any Yankee player all time. Those same 3465 hits place him 6th all-time in MLB, behind only Tris Speaker, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, and Ty Cobb. Ahead of prolific hitters like Tony Gwynn, Ichiro Suzuki, Honus Wagner, and more.

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Next season, his career .310 / .377 / .440 slash line will be analyzed as Hall of Fame writers determine his fate in Cooperstown. We more than certainly know what the result will be. The only question is, will he join former teammate Mariano Rivera in getting in unanimously?

When the time comes, next summer when Jeter stands at the podium in his induction ceremony, two Hall of Fame players won’t be there to celebrate his career. One, a former infielder for the Cincinnati Reds Tony Perez and the other an all-time great in Andre Dawson.

Perez and Dawson had the misfortune of being employed by the Miami Marlins when Jeter’s ownership group took charge of the organization. Like many, Perez and Dawson were fired from their positions and still garner some hard feelings over how that was handled.

“I sincerely doubt [that I will attend] at this point,” Dawson told Bleacher Report last weekend at the induction ceremonies of the 2019 Hall of Fame class.

Perez didn’t mince words, according to Bleacher Report. He won’t hide behind an excuse when he doesn’t show up. It’ll be known that it was because of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter.

Since taking ownership over the Marlins organization, Jeter’s ownership group have had two atrocious seasons, never exceeding a .400 W-L%. The organization is undergoing a facelift of the sorts the Houston Astros underwent under Jeff Luhnow.

Hopefully, Jeter and the Marlins can deliver like the Astros have starting in 2015.