Former Yankees Captain Derek Jeter dissed by University of Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter

“Probably. I feel like kicking is such a more – obviously hitting a baseball is very hard – but kicking a football is such a refined skill, as is hitting a baseball as well,” Mitch Jeter said . “But I feel like every kid grows up hitting a baseball, where I don’t know if every kid grows up kicking a football.”

The younger Jeter has clearly never met the hyper-competitive retired baseball player. A lifelong University of Michigan fan, Jeter was an honorary Wolverine team captain this past season.

The Captain would definitely see this as a challenge – even now as a 50-year-old former MLB executive and analyst.

And maybe, the young Mitch Jeter needs to have a little more respect for the athletic ability it takes to hit a baseball. 

That was something Derek Jeter did exceptionally well. 

The former Yankees shortstop led the "Dynasty Yankees," teams, the last MLB team to win back-to-back World Series in 1998, ‘99, and 2000. He was a 14-time All-Star with a career batting average of .310. Jeter was pretty darn good at hitting baseballs. He had 3,465 career hits, after all. He was a five-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

On the other hand, Mitch Jeter has had one impressive playoff run.

He kicked the game-winning 41-yard field goal in a 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl national semifinal on Jan. 9. In the playoffs, Jeter has hit five field goal tries of 40 or more yards.

Overall in his career, however, the younger Jeter is just 36-of-45 over his career as a kicker at Notre Dame and South Carolina.