Derek Jeter seemingly wanted to avoid an awkward “love triangle” exchange between David Ortiz, Mr. Met and Mrs. Met following Game 5 on Friday, and two days later, before the NLCS resumed in Los Angeles, the former Yankees shortstop used a description of a Taylor Swift concert to jokingly describe his partners on the pregame show.
Matt Vasgersian, filling in for Kevin Burkhardt as the Fox Sports host, asked Jeter what he did on the off day between Games 5 and 6, and Jeter said he was in Miami.
“I took my girls to the Taylor Swift concert,” Jeter responded, referencing her show at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday. “I got a chance to hang out with a bunch of teenagers and toddlers. Very similar to what I do here at Fox.”
Jeter’s jab prompted some laughter from Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez on the set…