"I hope they’ll be honest like their father" - When Derek Jeter's wife Hannah revealed the traits she hoped their kids would inherit

"The Captain" Premiere - 2022 Tribeca Festival - Source: Getty — When Derek Jeter's wife Hannah revealed the traits she hoped their kids would inherit - Source: Getty

Former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is excelling in his role as a husband and a father following the five-time World Series winner's retirement from baseball in 2014.

After calling time on his career, Derek Jeter got engaged to his long-time girlfriend and Sports Illustrated model Hannah, in 2015. The duo tied the knot a year later in July.

The duo welcomed their first child, a daughter, Bella Raine, in August 2017. Derek and Hannah had announced the pregnancy in an exclusive with The Players' Tribune in February 2017. In the essay, Hannah shared the traits she wanted their kids to have.

She highlighted one special trait she wanted her children to inherit from their celebrated Hall of Famer father, writing:

"Derek and I will want our children to understand that the lives they’ve been given are so fortunate, in so many ways. We’ll want them to learn to help others, to care for others, and to give back to the world.

"We’ll let them know that they are strong and smart and they can do anything they put their minds to. I hope they’ll be honest like their father. I hope they’ll be stubborn like me. I hope they know what they want and won’t settle for less."

Derek Jeter and Hannah have been married for nearly a decade and they share four children. Their three daughters, Bella Raine, Story Grey, River Rose, and their youngest, their son, Kaius, born in May 2023.

Derek Jeter congratulates Alex Ovechkin for breaking NHL great Wayne Gretzky's record

While Derek Jeter's obsession with baseball is well documented, the former Yankees captain also follows other sports. On Sunday, Jeter shared a heartfelt message for the Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin after breaking NHL icon Wayne Gretzky's goal record.

"You have not only broken a record, but you have cemented your place in history," Jeter said in a video shared by the NHL on X.

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Apart from Jeter, NBA legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James, along with NFL great Tom Brady, Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Michael Phelps, congratulated Ovechkin. Former San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey was also among the 30 athletes and celebrities to send their wishes for the NHL great.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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