The latest embarrassing moment in Derek Jeter’s run as Marlins owner

Derek Jeter’s Marlins allegedly removed press credentials from a reporter out of spite.

Derek Jeter‘s playing career was a clinic in public relations.

The former Yankees star stayed out of trouble, always said the right thing (even if that meant saying nothing) and kept a low profile. His play on the field did the talking, and it talked well over the course of a Hall of Fame-caliber career.

Jeter’s ownership tenure with the Miami Marlins hasn’t been quite the same.

The latest moment of public embarrassment: Miami-based sports reporter Andy Slater had his press credentials revoked by the Marlins shortly after discovering that the team’s overseas corporate office was nothing more than a post office box.

Sports radio host Andy Slater flew to the BVIs last month to track down the corporate office that let the Marlins claim foreign ownership in a court fight with Miami-Dade. Team got ticked and Slater had his press credentials yanked after that report. https://t.co/7Hj7xl4LJG

— Doug Hanks (@doug_hanks) May 17, 2018

Slater appeared on the Miami-based Dan Le Batard Show on ESPN Radio to explain what happened and confirm the story.

“I was basically told that I could not come cover the Marlins,” Slater said. “I was denied credentials right after I went to the British Virgin Islands, that trip. I was actually approved for the next day, for that Sunday, and then I got a denial email, and then was denied about a week later when I applied yet again. I spoke to Marlins PR and they basically don’t like the way that I cover the team. So I’ve been denied credentials since then.”

According to Slater, his work covering the team–including the trip to the British Virgin Islands–was labeled as “bothersome” by the Marlins, per Deadspin.

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Since taking over as Marlins owner, Jeter has overseen an operation that traded away its three best players, fired employees in the midst of illness, anticipated more fans would come out to see a losing product and dealt with backlash from tanking.

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