Jeter impresses at Morgan Stanley event
The captain made an appearance at Morgan Stanley Tuesday.
No, not CEO James Gorman.
Yankee’s shortstop and captain Derek Jeter chatted up the more than 400 guests at an event hosted by the investment bank’s wealth management group, which is sponsoring Jeter’s charitable Turn 2 Foundation.
Sources tell The Post that, at the luncheon event at Chelsea Piers’ Lighthouse, Jeter participated in a panel discussion about leadership along with Morgan Stanley wealth management honcho Greg Fleming.
Drawing parallels between high-stakes finance and baseball, the Yankee’s shortstop told attendees — who munched on shrimp, bass fillets and steak — that “you have to have a moral compass,” an attendee said.
Indeed, the parallels may be justified given that Wall Street has been recovering from the massive 2008 housing blow-up fueled in part by unethical mortgage deals — and baseball, dogged by performance-enhancing drugs scandals, has an obligation to do the “right thing,” said Jeter, according to two sources who attended the event.
Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. moderated the discussion between Jeter and Fleming — a Morgan Stanley top dog who has risen to prominence within the firm’s ranks thanks to his success banging out profits from the firm’s linchpin wealth management platform.
This is the second time Jeter has appeared at a Morgan Stanley event, a source said, noting that the bank is a big backer of Turn 2.
How much the firm contributes to the foundation isn’t clear.
The 39-year-old All-Star shortstop, who suffered through season-ending injuries last year just after coming off an earlier injury, told attendees he’s pushing to get back on the field.
Jeter also publicly reiterated comments about his disappointment over Robinson Cano’s departure to the Seattle Mariners but noted that he understood the second baseman’s decision and wished him well.
As the event was wrapping up, Jeter played hero, comforting an unidentified Morgan Stanley client who fell to the floor after experiencing chest pains.
Jeter lingered as the event ended, posing for pictures with Morgan Stanley clients.
“He’s a good guy who was really generous with this time,” said one attendee.