New York Yankees legend Reggie Jackson was a household name while playing on the baseball diamond, but throughout his days playing baseball, he admitted that infidelity caught up with him.
Jackson was with Howard Stern on SiriusXM radio to promote his new Amazon documentary «Reggie,» which opens Thursday, when he tackled many topics, including how he cheated on many women throughout his life.
«It wasn’t hard for me to open my heart, but it was hard for me to be loyal,» Jackson said. «As a man, I cheated a lot.
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Former New York Yankee Reggie Jackson participates during teams veteran’s day before a game between the Yankees and the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on June 23, 2019 in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
«I won’t blame any excuse. I just cheated. I saw a pretty girl and tried to sleep with her.»
Stern prodded a bit, saying that many women were probably available to him because of his baseball success with the Yankees, Oakland A’s, and California Angels, but Jackson didn’t have a rhyme or reason behind his actions.
However, he was honest.
«I’m not going to blame that either,» he said. «I won’t blame him for that. I had access and I took advantage of it, and I missed a couple of wonderful women in my life, and it was my fault.»
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Jackson was once married to Jennie Campos, whom he met his freshman year at Arizona State. However, the marriage lasted until 1973 when they divorced.
Jackson also spoke with Stern about his daughter Kimberly, his only child.
Reggie Jackson is seen leaving Sirius XM Studios on March 22, 2023 in New York City. (Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
«I have a wonderful daughter,» he said. «I wasn’t married when I had her, but what an incredible experience, and she has given me two grandchildren: two boys, and one of the boys, the poor devil, looks just like me.»
However, marriage may come to Jackson once again as he is currently in a relationship with a woman he has known for quite some time. He said that he would «probably» end up marrying her.
«She is a tremendous friend, I love life and spending time with her,» he said.
Jackson had a great career on and off the field during his league days, from his outbursts with Yankee manager Billy Martin to being shot on the streets of Manhattan after a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980. .
On the field, pitchers feared the left-handed Jackson every time he stepped foot in the batter’s box, especially when it came time for the postseason.
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His nickname «Mr. October» was earned in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series between the Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, when Jackson hit three home runs on three pitches to help clinch his first ring with the Yanks and fourth overall in his career. Jackson would win three in Oakland, earning MVP honors in 1973, and pick up his fifth and final ring in 1978 as the Yankees repeated as champions.
Jackson spent 21 years in MLB, slashing .262/.356/.490 in 2,820 career games with 563 home runs, 1,702 RBIs and 1,551 runs scored.
Reggie Jackson on the field before the Oakland Athletics game against the New York Yankees at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on Thursday, August 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
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His accomplishments led to his vote into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.