"It's a tough thing when you have a mom or a dad that did this" - When Derek Jeter's wife Hannah got real about weight of expectations on star kids
Former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter left a lasting legacy in the MLB over his two-decade-long major league career, helping them to five World Series titles.
Jeter tied the knot with former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah in 2016, starting a new chapter of his life. The couple share four children, three daughters and a son.
Hannah discussed the weight of expectations on their kids because of their parents' fame in an interview with ET in 2017 before the birth of their first child.
"I just want [our kids] to choose [what they want to be]. I just want them to set their own goals, and have nothing to do with us, because I think it's not fair," Hannah said.
"It's a tough thing, you know, when you have a mom that did this, or a dad that did this. I hope that they don't have, that people don't have those expectations for them, and they do what they love and what they're into."
During her first pregnancy in 2017, Hannah talked about how she wanted her kids to remember them. She said she wanted Derek to be identified as a normal father rather than being defined by his baseball legacy.
"We don't want them to be defined by their dad's name — for them, we want him to just be 'Dad.' That will be the piece of him they'll have that the rest of the world doesn't. It will be special, and it will be theirs."
Derek Jeter on parenting a son after having three daughters
Derek Jeter and Hannah are parents to three daughters and a son: Bella Raine was born in 2017, Story Grey in 2019, River Rose in 2021 and Kaius Green in 2023.
While the former Yankees captain got accustomed to raising three daughters, being a father to a son was a new experience. In an interview with PEOPLE in 2023, Derek Jeter said:
"It's been different for me because I have a younger sister and then we had three girls. So having a boy is a little different for me. But he's been great so far."
Derek Jeter has been working as a baseball analyst after calling time on his legendary career that earned him a Hall of Fame induction in 2020. The 14-time All-Star and his wife will celebrate their son's second birthday in May.