The apocrypha and almost-mythical, “did it really happen?” stories surrounding the New York Yankees might outnumber the amount of baseball fans who openly despise the team.

Babe Ruth’s “called shot” home run against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series. Lou Gehrig’s “iron man” streak beginning thanks to Wally Pipp’s headache. Pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich swapping their wives and children in the 1970s. (Wait, that one’s actually true.)

A recent legend that appeared in 2011—which Reddit user Thrillwaukee posted about in Reddit’s Today I Learned community—was that then-New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter would give gift baskets with autographed Jeter memorabilia to the women he had bedded.

The original New York Post Page Six article specified that Jeter handed out these “thank your for your service” presents to one-night stands after his breakup with Friday Night Lights actress Minka Kelly. But over time, the legend grew to include all his former girlfriends. That’s a juicier tale, considering his list of exes includes Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, and Gabrielle Union.

However, Jeter, who retired in 2014 after playing 20 seasons with the Yanks, publicly shot down reports of his gift-giving ways—along with other rumors—for the first time this week on the premiere of Undeniable, a sports talk show hosted by Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck on DirecTV’s Audience Network. He denied ever doing something so caddish and said, “It’s a dumb story, right? And you really have to be dumber to believe it.”

Although he addressed the gift baskets, Jeter—recently engaged to Sports Illustrated model and DirecTV spokeswoman Hannah Davis—was not asked about his viewing habits while watching his own highlights, an allegation originating from a comment in a thread about the experience of former groupies in the Ask Reddit community two years ago: