Hank Steinbrenner, the co-owner of the New York Yankees, has died after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was 63.
The illness was not related to the coronavirus.
Hank Steinbrenner was the co-owner of the Yankees with his brother, Hal. The two were sons of the late George Steinbrenner who helped craft the team to the behemoth that it was in the late 1990s and into the 2000s. He was also listed as the managing general partner and was the minority partner of Steinbrenner Racing.
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Hank and Hal Steinbrenner started to run the team after their father’s health deteriorated in 2007. The two paired with team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman to make decisions for the team.
Steinbrenner has four children.
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