The incident was not shown on television, but it’s reported that Jeter didn’t spot the fan until he was getting dangerously close. Once he did notice the fan, Jeter appeared to be unfazed and didn’t back away even as the fan moved in with his arms wide open.
“His face was calm,” Jeter said. “He was saying he wanted a hug. I was thinking I wasn’t going to hug him. That was pretty much it. It happened pretty quick. I didn’t even see him until he got past the third-base line.”
Unlike Carlos Gomez and Brian McCann before the game, the fan did not get his hug. However, he did get tossed around a bit by security before being dragged off the field.
Jeter warned the guy he had made a big mistake.
”I told him, ‘You’re going to get in trouble,”’ Jeter said. ”Then he repeated that he wanted a hug. I said, ‘Look out.”’
Jeter was even nice enough to warn the guy of his impending fate. How unselfish can the Yankees captain possibly be?