Overview

• The Mariners–Tigers ALDS game in Detroit was pushed back roughly three hours from the scheduled 4:08 p.m. ET first pitch due to rain.
• Fox filled the gap with an expanded pregame panel featuring Derek Jeter, Kevin Burkhardt, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz.
• Jeter’s phone rang during the broadcast, and he apologized as he said the delay meant he would miss a planned parent–teacher conference.
• Ortiz urged him to answer the call on air, but Jeter declined with a brief "I might, I might" before returning to the baseball discussion.
• Outlets reported no confirmation that Jeter took the call during a commercial break, framing the moment as a light, viral glimpse of his guarded on-air persona.