Twitter Can’t Believe ‘Respect Kid’ Was Derek Jeter’s Nephew All Along

They grow up so fast

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Sep 10, 2021

We say this without exaggeration: Derek Jeter might have the most internet-famous nephew of all time.

Twitter erupted in surprise Wednesday, as users collectively learned the kid who tipped his cap to the New York Yankees legend in his last game at Yankee Stadium actually is Jeter's nephew. He was just a toddler in 2014 when he showed his "RE2PECT" to his uncle and became an internet meme.

Now he's a kid big enough to sit in the front row at the National Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony, where Jeter on Wednesday became a member as part of the class of 2020.

Check out Twitter's surprise.

https://twitter.com/czanelli23/status/1436001076516380674

They truly grow up so fast ... or is it time flies? Or some other cliché?

Thumbnail photo via Alex Cooper/Observer-Dispatch via Imagn Content Services, LLC
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