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Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees Co-Owner, Dead at 63

LENGTHY ILLNESS

His death in Florida was reportedly not related to the novel coronavirus.

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Hank Steinbrenner, the co-owner of the New York Yankees, died on Tuesday at age 63. Steinbrenner, the eldest son of the famed owner and managing partner of the Yankees, George Steinbrenner, died in his Florida home following a “long battle with an illness,” according to the New York Post. His death was reportedly not related to the novel coronavirus. Hank and his brother, Hal, took over ownership of the Yankees after their father passed away in 2010. 

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