"I was going to steal you away from Tony Sony, and then we were going to get married" - Throwback to when Yankees legend Derek Jeter had plans to marry pop sensation and long-time crush Mariah Carey × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball MLB News

Throwback to when Yankees legend Derek Jeter had plans to marry pop sensation and long-time crush Mariah Carey

By Oindrila Chowdhury Modified 10 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter with singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer, Mariah Carey New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter and pop icon Mariah Carey were romantically involved with each other from 1997-1998. Per reports, Jeter had a huge crush on her in his teen years and even had Carey's posters in his room. The two started dating while Carey was stuck in an abusive marriage with Tommy Mottola, the Chairman of Mottola Media Group. Jeter was a breath of fresh air for Mariah Carey. Per Page Six, in Carey's memoir, she recalled the time when Jeter had plans to marry her. She also mentioned that Jeter wanted to steal her from her then-husband, Tommy. Mariah said: "'I had this plan,’ he told me. ‘I was going to come to New York. I was going to get on the Yankees. I was going to meet you, and I was going to steal you away from Tony Sony and then we were going to get married.’” Page Six@PageSixDerek Jeter had plan to marry Mariah Carey before he met her trib.al/qlzWwGi114Derek Jeter had plan to marry Mariah Carey before he met her trib.al/qlzWwGi https://t.co/LJ8zOpuEOx "Derek Jeter had plan to marry Mariah Carey before he met her." - Page Six Evidently, Jeter was very smitten with Carey.

Global music icon Mariah Carey attributes her split from ex-husband Tommy Mottola to Derek Jeter

Mariah Carey poses at the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix In 2020, Mariah Carey opened up in an interview with Oprah Winfrey for "The Oprah Conversation" on how Jeter helped her leave her abusive marriage. Speaking of Jeter, Carey said: "He was a catalyst that helped me get out of that relationship." View this post on Instagram Instagram Post "I couldn't have asked for a better way to introduce my memoir than having a conversation with my friend, therapist and icon Ms. @oprah, on her series @theoprahconversation." - Mariah Carey After five years of marriage, Carey and Mottola divorced in 1998. Carey also went on to mention how her relationship with Jeter inspired her to write songs like "The Roof" and "My All." Currently, Derek Jeter is happily married to Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue famed model Hannah Davis. Derek and Hannah are parents to three lovely daughters. Meanwhile, Mariah Carey tied the knot for the second time with actor-comedian Nick Cannon in April 2008 but parted ways in 2014. Carey and Cannon share two children, Moroccan and Monroe. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Jodi Whisenhunt × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी