Retirement is suiting Derek Jeter very well. The former Yankees captain partied at a private bash with 30 attractive girls, a group of his friends and an open bar until 2 a.m. Monday.
The newly retired slugger, 40, rented out the Arthur lounge inside the Meatpacking District’s Chester restaurant beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday to watch the Seattle Seahawks battle the Arizona Cardinals.
Joining him at the private viewing party were some male pals and 30 attractive, model-like women, sources told Page Six.
While Jeter had insisted upon his retirement that he hoped to settle down and start a family, noticeably missing from the guest list was his Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model girlfriend of two years, Hannah Davis. The two were last spotted together in New York and Miami last month, and have recently been the subject of endless engagement and marriage rumors.
But “Derek had a really great time partying with his guests and watching the game,” an eyewitness told us. “He was relaxed, happy and in a great mood. He mingled with the girls and was on the dance floor.”
The source added, “He didn’t seem to be with one particular girl, he was definitely having fun.”
After watching the Seahawks crush the Cardinals, Jeter and his crew got on the floor and danced the night away to hip-hop and pop tunes. We’re told they drank from an open bar, which flowed until 2 a.m. They also ordered about five bottles of Tequila Don Julio 1942, which cost $1,000 apiece at the lounge.
But it hasn’t all been playtime for Jeter since his retirement.
He’s also been busy on the business front, developing his new publishing firm, developing his website, The Players Tribune, and investing in high-tech men’s underwear brand FRIGO RevolutionWear (which features a “patented pouch” and is colloquially known as the “Tempur-Pedic banana hammock”).
A rep for Jeter didn’t get back to us.