Derek Jeter Calls Out Colin Cowherd on the Air: ‘Get Your Facts Straight'
Derek Jeter isn't going to let Colin Cowherd forget about an embarrassing on-air blunder that happened two years ago.
Cowherd, 62, interviewed Jeter, 52, on Monday, July 13, ahead of the 2026 Home Run Derby, and the New York Yankees legend was quick to bring up the time that The Herd host thought he played at the same time as Nolan Ryan.
"Before we get started, I just want to remind you … you just said, ‘Smart people make mistakes,'" Jeter said on Monday. "Last time I was on your show, you asked me about facing Nolan Ryan, so let's just hope you got your facts straight this time."
Cowherd threw his hands up as Jeter spoke, playfully laughing at the good-natured barb.
And to be fair, Jeter didn't miss Ryan, now 79, by much. The all-time MLB strikeout leader retired in 1993 after a 27-year career. Jeter made his Major League debut with the Yankees in 1995.
Cowherd's mistake came in 2024, also during MLB All-Star week. He was teeing up Jeter for a question about then-rookie Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates, telling the former slugger, "You faced, obviously you were in the Nolan Ryan era."
That's when Jeter jumped in to correct him.
"I never faced Nolan, slow down," Jeter said. "No, I was way after Nolan."
Cowherd took the error in stride, laughing it off before moving on with the interview - probably unaware that Jeter would hold onto the talk show host's possible belief that he was a few years older.
Jeter retired from Major League Baseball in 2014, playing his entire career with the Yankees and winning five World Series rings and seven American League pennants along the way. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, falling just one vote shy of being only the second player ever to be elected unanimously.
In his retirement, Jeter has worked for FOX as part of its baseball broadcast team and dove into the business world by purchasing a minority stake in the Miami Marlins in 2017. Though he sold his stake in the franchise in 2022, he later joined entrepreneur Brian Lee to launch trading card company Arena Club.
In May 2025, Jeter even graduated from the University of Michigan, 33 years after he first enrolled.
"Took longer than I planned since enrolling at Michigan fall of ‘92 to make it to graduation!" he wrote via Instagram at the time. "Thank you @uofmichigan for the honorary Doctor of Laws degree and inviting me to give the commencement speech. Congratulations to the Class of 2025. Go Blue!"
Jeter planned to play baseball for the Wolverines out of high school, but the Yankees drafted him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 1992 MLB Draft, and he opted to go pro instead.
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This story was originally published July 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM.