MLB legend Derek Jeter has fact-checked Colin Cowherd in an awkward live TV exchange.
The New York Yankees icon, 50, joined FS1’s The Herd on Monday to preview the MLB All-Star Game.
Talk quickly turned to Paul Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher who has been tearing up the majors.
Cowherd drew comparisons between Skenes and legendary pitcher Nolan Ryan.
“Paul Skenes, Pirates. Dominant guy,” Cowherd said to Jeter.
“Overpowering. Obviously, you were in the Nolan Ryan era…”
“No, no, no, no, no, never faced Nolan,” interrupted Jeter with a little laugh.
“Slow down, no. Slow down. I was way after Nolan. Way after Nolan.”
Cowherd quickly moved the segment along, but fans were in stitches at Jeter’s irked response.
“Best thing I’ve seen Jeter do since retirement,” laughed one fan on X.
“Bro couldn’t even look up baseball facts before the interview,” said another.
“Was this Colin’s attempt at humor? Or was he just really wrong? Jeter and Nolan Ryan weren’t even close to playing with each other,” asked a third.
“It was only a season or two Jeter acting like he wasn’t close to playing with Nolan Ryan!” countered a fourth.
The exchange bizarrely featured footage of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa throwing passes playing in the background.
“Why is no one talking about a Tua clip randomly popping up,” giggled one fan.
“Love the football ‘highlight’ in the middle,” chuckled a second.
Ryan played 27 seasons in the MLB during a career that spanned four different decades.
He made his debut in 1966 and pitched his last season in 1993.
Jeter debuted for the Yankees two years later in 1995, before establishing himself as a starter a season later.
The 50-year-old became one of baseball’s most iconic shortstops.
Jeter won five World Series titles with the Yankees before retiring in 2014.
Since hanging up his spikes, the MLB Hall of Famer has launched a career as an analyst and was previously Miami Marlins’ chief executive.
He left his role with the Marlins in 2022 after five years, selling his four percent stake in the ball club.
“Today I am announcing that the Miami Marlins and I are officially ending our relationship and I will no longer serve as CEO nor as a shareholder in the Club,” he wrote in a statement.
“We had a vision five years ago to turn the Marlins franchise around, and as CEO, I have been proud to put my name and reputation on the line to make our plan a reality.”