‘So surreal’ – Old New York Yankees fan tweet helps kickstart Derek Jeter’s social media presence

When Jeffrey Guity’s cousin texted him New York Yankees Legendary Derek Jeter tweeted him to announce his appearance on social media, which he thought was a joke.

Nearly eight years ago, Guity tweeted his belief that Jeter needed to be on social media, but didn’t think twice about anything coming.

“Derek Jeter has no reason not to have a Twitter account right now,” Guy tweeted in December 2014.

After Jeter retired in 2014, Guity – a 31-year-old Yankees fan who lives in Connecticut and works in an Amazon warehouse – felt Jeter would be an active social media presence.

“I think he will marry Kobe [Bryant] “Guity said.” Kobe started getting really active on social media in the last few years of his career and certainly after he retired. So I guess Jeter’s playing career is behind him, maybe he has time to interact with fans from abroad. “

When Jeter opened his social media account on Tuesday, he used Guity’s tweet from 2014 to mock himself.

Looks like I’ve officially run out of excuses. https://t.co/DQwmgjU9jW

– Derek Jeter (@derekjeter) May 31, 2022

Guity discovered this tweet 24 hours after his family and friends started contacting each other.

“It was so surreal,” Guity said. “What I’m more curious about is how did he find it? I’m just a random Yankees fan from Connecticut. He searched Twitter for questions about himself? And why is he? waited too long? I had a lot of questions.”

Guity has not responded publicly on Twitter about Jeter due to his aversion to the public and the limelight, but he said not much has changed about his life in the days following the Jeter quote. his tweets.

“I spent most of my time reading the hilarious reactions to Jeter’s tweets and articles about his first day on social media,” Guity said. “I’m glad I earned some internet points.”