Hal Steinbrenner interview: Yankees chairman 'a little confused' by fan frustration

June hasn't been kind to the New York Yankees. The team entered play on Wednesday 6-9 this month, 9.5 games back of first in the AL East at 40-33 overall – some 16 games off their pace at this time last season. There's context here, of course: Aaron Judge is back on the injured list, as is Nestor Cortes and several other contributors. But the problems that ail this team – injury risk, a lack of lineup depth – have been problems for several years now, and the Yankees don't seem to be any closer to solving them (or matching up toe-to-toe with the best in the American League).

So you can understand why the mood in New York is, shall we say, testy. These are times that would try any fan base, let alone a fan base that prides itself on being the most demanding in the game. Team chair Hal Steinbrenner, though, doesn't see it that way – during an appearance on The Michael Kay Show on Wednesday afternoon, he claimed to be “a little confused” about why Yankees fans are so upset with so much of the season remaining:

Hal Steinbrenner on disgruntled fans, A.L. East, wanting to be in the playoffs every year, and more. pic.twitter.com/4zln00rBCN

– YES Network (@YESNetwork) June 21, 2023

  
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