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George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010.
While Steinbrenner initially owned less than half of the team, he bought out many of his partners, eventually owning 70% of the team. [10] [11] John McMullen, one of Steinbrenner's limited partners, said, "There is nothing in life quite so limited as being a limited partner of George Steinbrenner." [12]
The family has owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball since George Steinbrenner purchased the franchise in 1973. After George's death, Hal Steinbrenner, his son, became the chairman of the Yankees. The Steinbrenner family also has financial interests in real estate, horse racing, and automobile racing.
The news of George Steinbrenner's death from a ... to the public had it not been for a 2007 article in Portfolio by sportswriter Franz Lidz that called attention to the New York Yankees owner's ...
On November 20, 2008, Major League Baseball owners approved the shift of day-to-day control of the Yankees from father George Steinbrenner to Hal Steinbrenner. [5] Since taking over the organization, the Yankees have won the 2009 World Series, two American League pennants, made the playoffs eleven times, and opened a new stadium in 2009.
The funnyman reprises his role as the voice of late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in a new ad for the 2024 Topps Bowman Draft set of cards. David, of course, famously portrayed ...
How he made his billions: Steinbrenner, 52, and his brother, Hank, who died in 2020, inherited the team from their father, George Steinbrenner, the controversial, outspoken former Yankees owner ...
The policy came from then-franchise owner George Steinbrenner, who believed that regulating his players' appearance would instill a sense of discipline. Steinbrenner began noting which players he believed needed haircuts when he took over the Yankees in 1973, but the policy was not codified until three years later.