Derek Jeter’s Minka Link?

Those of you keeping track of Derek Jeter’s extensive collection of celebrity girlfriends (and if you need to brush up, there’s a gallery here) may be able to add Minka Kelly to the list.

According to Page Six of the New York Post, the Friday Night Lights cutie pie was spotted out and about with the New York Yankees shortstop in NYC.

Will Minka Kelly’s Friday Night Lights be the ones at Yankee Stadium? 

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Kelly’s mouthpiece is tight-lipped about the rumor, but someone who plays the field—um, literally on and off the field—as well as Jeter can never be dismissed as a suitor to the stars. This bloggerette is always in favor of athlete-celebrity hookups, natch. (Kudos to faithful reader Caesar for spotting this one!).

Given the uncertain fate of our favorite snark target couple to monitor, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo, we’re on the lookout for potential substitutes. If Derek’s performance with the Yankees starts to tank (something our Sox loyalty compels us to wish for anyway), we may have ourselves a winner.