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Indians’ Kipnis scoffs at idea Jeter faked him out

Derek Jeter isn’t that crafty.

Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis attempted to debunk the idea that Jeter’s deke faked him out, leading to a double play in the Yankees’ win over the Indians on Monday night.

“There was no deke,” Kipnis told MLB.com. “I get it. I’m as big a Derek Jeter fan as there is out there, but let’s not make up news.”

With the Yankees leading 5-3 and the tying run at the plate with one out, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a foul popup to third baseman Zelous Wheeler. Jeter pantomimed receiving a double-play feed, and Kipnis slid into second and briefly headed toward third, leading to an easy double play.

“I heard [third base coach Mike Sarbaugh] yell, ‘Go!'” Kipnis said. “I took a step toward third and then I heard the other half of his sentence, saying, ‘Go back!’ So I had to touch second base again and started going back. By that time, it was way too late.”