NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter had a special guest at batting practice Sunday morning at Yankee Stadium -- Peyton Manning.

"I came to see Derek play," Manning said. "Derek and I have been friends -- he's a couple years older than me, but we've been pretty much professionals at the same time. So I wanted to pay my respects and see him play for the last time."

Manning stood to the side of the cage and chatted with Jeter in between batting practice turns.

Major League Baseball tweeted out a picture of the two sports icons talking near the cage.

Manning, a five-time NFL MVP, also talked to New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and a few other players.

Manning and his younger brother Eli, the New York Giants' star quarterback, were going to be Jeter's guests in his suite for the Yankees' game Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

"It's the only time I'm gonna get to New York before our season starts, and they're not coming out to the [Colorado] Rockies this year," Manning said. "I wanted to see [Jeter] play in person, and get a good picture for my scrapbook."

After the Yankees' 5-1 loss to the Rays, in which Jeter went 0-for-4, Jeter was asked if he was disappointed he and his team didn't give the Mannings more to cheer for.

"Aw, I wasn't thinking about that," Jeter said. "I didn't see Eli, cause he came a little later. But Peyton, I haven't seen in a little while, so it's always good to see him and catch up with him."

Jeter is 29 games into his final season with the Yankees. The longtime Yankees captain, who will turn 40 in June, announced back in February that he will retire at the end of the year, his 20th in the majors.