Derek Jeter: 'Awkward' to Go to Bronx, Skipping Yankees-Marlins Series

Miami Marlins owner Derek Jeter was a staple in the Bronx for 20 years, but when his team visits Yankee Stadium next week, don't expect the Captain to return to his old stomping grounds.

New York will host Miami for a two-game series next Monday and Tuesday. When asked if he will return to the place he called home for two decades, he made it known he would not be in attendance.

"I went to a spring training game when we played New York, but it would be an awkward situation for me to actually go to Yankee Stadium," Jeter said, per ESPN.com. "I'm just being honest with you guys, so that's why I'm not going."

That confirms what he told the YES Network back in February:

Jeter will always be remembered for what he did in pinstripes. He recorded 3,465 career regular-season hits, was a 14-time All-Star, a five-time Gold Glove Award winner, a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner, a five-time World Series champ and a World Series MVP. All of that culminated in his No. 2 being retired by the team.

Few players in baseball history are as beloved as Jeter; as an executive, though, he has received plenty of criticism in his first few months on the job. From the Marlins' most recent fire sale to the new management's handling of employees to the team's strained relationship with Marlins Man, there has been no shortage of controversies since Jeter and Co. purchased the team last September.

Jeter's decision to not make the trip to Yankee Stadium does, however, rob New Yorkers of a chance to thank him in person for sending reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton to the Bronx this past offseason. The legendary shortstop did tell the YES Network earlier this year, though, that he plans to play host at Marlins Park when the Yankees come to town in August.