Hal Steinbrenner Owner Of New York Yankees, Just Sold Out The Team
BAN BASEBALL George Steinbrenner: who was he? All you need to know about the late Yankees owner who was suspended from the league
Peacock’s newest documentary, Bronx Zoo ’90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball, focuses primarily on him.
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In 1973, GEORGE Steinbrenner acquired ownership of the New York Yankees.
The well-known billionaire managed to keep ownership of the New York baseball franchise even after being banned from Major League Baseball in 1990.
The New York Yankees were owned by George Steinbrenner in Major League Baseball.
MLB’s New York Yankees were owned by George Steinbrenner.Tim Clary/AFP/Getty Images is credited. – Getty
George Steinbrenner: who was he?
On July 4, 1930, George Michael Steinbrenner III was born in Bay Village, Ohio.
In 1973, the businessman took over as the New York Yankees’ major owner and management partner.
The philanthropist Elizabeth Joan Steinbrenner was his wife.
The couple has four children together: Jessica Steinbrenner and Jennifer Steinbrenner-Swindal are the girls, and Hal and Hank Steinbrenner are the sons.
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What gave him an MLB ban?
On July 30, 1990, George was given a lifetime ban by the MLB, according to Yanks Go Yard.
Commissioner Fay Vincent reportedly imposed the punishment after learning that George had hired a bookmaker to spy on Dave Winfield and “dig up dirt” on the baseball player.
The New York Post reported that despite George “being banned from day-to-day operations,” the renowned billionaire “was able to stay on as owner.”
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After the lifetime ban was later lowered, according to Yanks Go Yard, George “was reinstated three years later, in 1993.”
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn had previously suspended the late Yankees owner for two years in 1974 “due to his Federal conviction for illegal contributions to political campaigns,” as The New York Times noted.
“To having made illegal contributions to the 1972 campaigns of former President Richard M. Nixon and several Democratic candidates for Congress,” the outlet stated that George had entered a guilty plea.
George Steinbrenner (C) on March 25, 1976, during an exhibition match at Fort Lauderdale Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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George Steinbrenner (C) on March 25, 1976, during an exhibition match at Fort Lauderdale Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaCredit: Getty Images via Fairchild Archive/WWD/Penske Media, Getty
In addition, he entered a guilty plea to a plot involving the use of ship-company funds—passed off as employee bonuses—to finance political campaigns. The article goes on, “The corporation was fined $20,000 and he was fined $15,000.
How do I view Baseball, Chaos, and Crime at Bronx Zoo, 1990?
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, Bronx Zoo ’90: Crime, Chaos, and Baseball will debut on Peacock.
According to the streaming service’s website, the docuseries “is the astonishing true story of the 1990 New York Yankees, chronicling the team at a crossroads in their storied history.”
“The season went on record as one of the worst and was made even more infamous by the drama that ensued off the field.”
One of the key elements of the TV show is George.
“Based on a series of articles from New York Post columnist Joel Sherman, the docuseries covers team owner George Steinbrenner’s removal from baseball for trying to buy information on Dave Winfield from a notorious gambler,” the website for the streaming service continues.
