Derek Jeter, the captain of the New York Yankees, and five time world series champion has made it publicly known that he is interested in one day owning a sports franchise.

At an event promoting his new shoe – the Jordan Jeter Throwback – Jeter said he wants to be like Mike, who is now majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.

“Oh yeah,” he told The AP, “The only interest I have in ownership is to be able to call the shots. I’ve said that time and time again.”

“Everybody does business in a different way,” the team’s managing general partner said Tuesday following a news conference to announce details of the first Pinstripe Bowl at new Yankee Stadium, “I just don’t believe in contract extensions, and that’s throughout the organization, no matter who it is. Hopefully nobody takes that personally. It’s just business.”

Jeter’s $189 million, 10-year contract expires after the World Series, as does Rivera’s $45 million, three-year deal. Girardi is entering the final season of a $7.8 million, three-year contract.

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Alex Rodriguez has decided to not comment on his pending meeting with federal investigators interested in learning more about a Canadian physician.

Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with officials on Friday in Buffalo.

When asked to speak about the upcoming meeting, Rodriguez let reporters know that he wanted to answer “just baseball questions.”

The Canadian doctor is being investigated for giving performance enhancing drugs to a number of athletes. The main drug that he is denying ever giving to athletes is HGH.

A-Rod was in Wednesday’s lineup for the Yankees and said he would definitely play on Thursday. He didn’t answer when asked about his playing status for Friday.

So, after a long period of waiting, baseball season is back in the air. I am excited to keep everyone up to date on Yankee news, scores, stats, trades and more! I am hoping the Yankees have another championship run. As long as they can continue to swing the bat well, they will be just fine.

Here’s to hoping for another great year! Go Yanks!!