New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is avoiding questions about Alex Rodriguez until the start of spring training.

One day after Rodriguez confessed to taking performance-enhancers over a three-year stretch ending in 2003, Jeter did not answer questions concerning his high-profile teammate.

"I'm not addressing Alex's situation until everybody's here," Jeter told reporters Tuesday at the Yankees' training complex. "If you've got baseball questions, I'll do that. You know where I'm coming from. I don't want to talk to you guys today and have three more people show up tomorrow. It's better to get everyone together.

"Are things a distraction? It's a distraction when you talk about it every single day."

New York's position players must report to spring training by next Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview conducted Monday with ESPN, Rodriguez acknowledged using performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, when he was a member of the Texas Rangers.

The interview came two days after Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003. The report stated that Rodriguez's name appeared on a list of 104 players who tested positive during a survey conducted by Major League Baseball.

The Yankees offered their support for Rodriguez in a statement issued late Monday night, saying that the team "respects his decision to take accountability for his actions."