<p>Former New York Yankees slugger <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/derek-jeter-enters-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Derek Jeter</a> admitted on Wednesday that he had once worn a gold thong in the hopes of snapping a month-long hitting slump.</p>
<p>The Hall-of-Famer <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/sports/derek-jeter-admits-he-wore-a-gold-thong-to-help-break-hitting-slump-in-2004/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made the confession</a> during an appearance on &#8220;The Tonight Show,&#8221; telling host Jimmy Fallon and singer Rita Ora that his 32-game slump in 2004 had been so bad that he finally tried the good-luck charm recommended by his teammate, first baseman Jason Giambi.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Derek Jeter shared the story how he wore a teammate&#39;s (Jason Giambi) gold thong to break out of his 0-for-32 slump back in 2004 🤣</p>
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<p>After Fallon introduced the game that Jeter and Ora would be playing — &#8220;True Confessions&#8221; — the former shortstop came clean: &#8220;I once wore a thong in public in front of thousands of people.&#8221;</p>
<p>Both Fallon and Ora found the statement difficult to believe — but then Jeter went on to explain exactly how it had come about.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is the truth,&#8221; Jeter insisted, adding, &#8220;I’m going to ultimately regret playing this game, but let me explain. I had a new teammate that I played with in 2002, and he always had a gold thong hanging from his locker. And he told me ‘anytime you struggle, you wear the gold thong, you’re guaranteed to get a hit.’”</p>
<p>Jeter said that he initially thought Giambi was a little crazy — but when the 2004 slump hit, every day he walked into the locker room, Giambi would point at the thing — which he kept hanging in his locker at all times.</p>
<p>After 32 games without a hit, Jeter said he&#8217;d been willing to try just about anything: &#8220;So finally, I wore the thong. Now it wasn’t thong to skin; I had shorts on underneath, so I put the thong over the shorts: first pitch, home run.&#8221;</p>
<p>Giambi <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2015/10/remember_when_yankees_legend_derek_jeter_wore_the.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed Jeter&#8217;s story</a> during a 2015 appearance with ESPN&#8217;s Dan Le Batard, saying that he wasn&#8217;t entirely sure whether Jeter had asked for the thong or someone had put it into his locker prior to the April 29 game.</p>
<p>&#8220;The golden thong is legendary. It’s never not gotten a hit. It was his first slump. I don’t think the guy’s ever slumped in his career. He’s unbelievable. You know, the gold thong, he had to get out of it,&#8221; Giambi explained.</p>

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