Baseball Hunk Derek Jeter Hailed ‘Sportsman of the Year’

Sports Illustrated honored New York Yankee star Derek Jeter as their "Sportsman of the Year" in the Big Apple on Tuesday, and ET was on hand for the bash -- where baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. opened up about Tiger Woods!

"It's mind-boggling, it's kind of hard to believe," Jeter said of receiving the honor. "It was completely unexpected ... This is an award that has so much respect that goes in it."

Meanwhile Ripken, a former SI "Sportsman of the Year" himself, spoke out about the spotlight on Tiger (also a past winner of the "Sportsman" award).