ESPN’s ‘The Captain’ Tries to Unpack Derek Jeter, the Iconic Yankee Who Would Rather Say Nothing At All: TV Review
variety.comCaroline Framke Chief TV CriticDeep into the fifth episode of “The Captain,” ESPN’s new docuseries acknowledges the difficulty of cracking its chosen subject.
Derek Jeter might’ve been a stellar shortstop, and an iconic Yankees player whose meteoric rise and waning career mirrored his team’s own trajectory as a New York sports dynasty.
But he is also, according to both himself and the many frustrated journalists who couldn’t get past his surface, an extremely careful (read: boring) interview.“That’s by design,” Jeter confirms on camera, letting loose a genuine grin at the admission.
He even goes on to say that “there are things I still won’t talk about” here, now, for the supposedly in-depth docuseries about his own life (which premieres July 18 after the Home Run Derby and will run seven episodes in total).
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