Hal Steinbrenner: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / April 18

Yankees Manager Shared Steinbrenner Field Tips and Kept a Few Secrets

TAMPA, Fla. - Aaron Boone got a few more calls from his brethren this spring. With the Tampa Bay Rays playing their regular season home games at George M.

MLB News / New York Yankees on SI / April 7

Yankees Broadcaster Blasts Pirates Leadership for Embarrassing Offseason

New York Yankees fans love to criticize Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman for not spending more and doing more to help their team win. The Yankees haven't won the World Series since 2009, which feels like a lifetime for some of their supporters.

Tampa Bay Rays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / March 13

Rays’ $1.3 billion plan goes up in smoke

The Tampa Bay Rays will play in Tampa for the first time ever this season. Since their inception in 1998, they have played in Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / February 24

New York Yankees No Longer Playing Iconic Frank Sinatra Song After Losses

It's been a spring of change for the New York Yankees this year. After a busy offseason where the front office had to pivot following the loss of Juan Soto to their crosstown rivals, Hal Steinbrenner shocked everyone when he announced that their iconic no beard policy was being revoked.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / February 24

Powerful MLB owner pushes salary floor, igniting CBA talks

That negotiations are making headlines in February — before spring training is in full swing — says plenty about the tensions simmering beneath the surface.

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New York Yankees News / Big League Stew / February 22

Yankees' Devin Williams helped change team's facial hair policy by meeting with team owner Hal Steinbrenner

Williams was concerned enough about the Yankees' rules about beards that he approached Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman.

New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / February 22

Yankees closer reacts to new facial hair policy: 'Everyone was kind of stunned'

The New York Yankees have always been a "clean-cut" organization. Well, kind of.

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New York Yankees News / ESPN / February 21

'It was time': Yanks welcome new facial-hair rule

New closer Devin Williams and several former Yankees stars helped nudge owner Hal Steinbrenner into changing the franchise's decades-old policy on facial hair Friday.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / February 21

Yankees Have No Payroll Limit As Hal Steinbrenner Gives Update Spending

Managing Partner Hal Steinbrenner confirmed that the New York Yankees still have room to spend on payroll. While the Yankees owner has been vocal about Major League Baseball's escalating spending trends, he denied reports that he has mandated the front office keep payroll under the $301 million luxury tax threshold.

New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / February 21

Former Yankees Star Reacts to Facial Hair Policy Change After Leaving Team

The New York Yankees have had a strict facial hair policy since the 1970s (h/t MLB.com). With newly-acquired Yankees players having to part with beards that in many cases had become part of their identity, this policy has been a controversial one for years.

New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / February 21

MLB insider gives Yankees their flowers after beard policy change

When the New York Yankees announced they would be allowing beards on their players after decades of a rule banning them, the baseball world was in shock.

New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / February 21

New York Yankees Softened Stance On Facial Hair Policy Is Embarrassing Disgrace

On Friday morning, the New York Yankees made a shocking announcement when it was revealed they are making a change to their staple policy surrounding players not being able to have facial hair.

New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / February 21

Yankees refuse to change stance on hair length policy

The New York Yankees have changed a longstanding policy. Since 1976, players in pinstripes have not been allowed to have a beard or long hair. On Friday, that changed as Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner announced that well-kept beards would be allowed.

New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / February 21

Yankees announce stunning change to long-standing team policy

The Yankees are making a major change heading into the 2025 season, and it is one that the late George Steinbrenner probably would not appreciate.

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New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / February 21

Yankees make the right call in dismissing outdated team rule

After forbidding facial hair for 49 years, the New York Yankees announced they will now allow it for players and other uniformed personnel.

Derek Jeter posts hilarious reaction to end of Yankees' long-standing policy

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MLB News / Field Level Media / February 19

MLB: Rays' Steinbrenner Field costs to be in $50M-plus range

The cost to turn George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., into a major league facility will exceed $50 million, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 regular-season schedule at the complex -- the training and spring facility of the New York Yankees -- after being left without a home stadium.

New York Yankees News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 14

Extension conversations ongoing between Aaron Boone, Yankees

As the Yankees get camp underway, they’re likely to prioritize hammering out a new contract with Aaron Boone.

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New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / January 30

Yankees Owner Hal Steinbrenner Complains About 'Difficult' Spending by Rival

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MLB News / Yardbarker / January 29

Steinbrenner makes bold claim about Yankees losing Soto to Mets

Hal Steinbrenner makes bold claim about Yankees losing Juan Soto to Mets

The Yankees quickly pivoted after they lost Soto by making multiple big-name acquisitions this offseason.

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New York Yankees News / Empire Sports Media / January 28

Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner drops flaming hot take on 2025 roster

Yankees managing partner Hal Steinbrenner is convinced that the 2025 roster is an upgrade over last year’s version. “I think we have a better team now than we did a year ago today,” he said on YES Network Tuesday night.

New York Yankees News / Larry Brown Sports / November 20

Juan Soto reportedly questioned Yankees about interesting issue during meeting

Juan Soto should know the New York Yankees fairly well after spending a full season with them in 2024. The star outfielder, however, had some key questions for the organization during their recent free-agent meeting.

Yankees announcer shares bombshell about Mets' Juan Soto pursuit

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