On Wednesday, MLB scout Dick Groch, the man who signed Derek Jeter to the New York Yankees , died at 84 , per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.

In 1992, Groch brought Jeter along from Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan. At the time, Groch made the declaration that “this kid is going to Cooperstown”, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

In 2021, that prediction came true when Jeter was enshrined in Cooperstown. Altogether, Groch was a talent evaluator for the Yankees and later became a special assistant to the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.

At the time, Jeter had committed to the University of Michigan. During his evaluation, Groch graded Jeter as a 64 out of a possible 80 score. Essentially, he argued that Jeter had the potential to become a star player.

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