Baseball fans who grew up during the so-called "Evil Empire" days of the New York Yankees under George Steinbrenner could surely never envision a time

The Dodgers have been extremely aggressive in improving their team this winter, a roster that beat the Yankees in the World Series last fall.

The Yankees reached the World Series in 2024 with Soto before losing to the Dodgers. Soto then signed with the Mets for 15 years and $765 million. The Yankees added Bellinger, Goldschmidt, Max Fried and Devin Williams as their main pieces this offseason. Spring training opens in about two weeks.

Yankees managing partner Hal Steinbrenner is convinced that the 2025 roster is an upgrade over last year’s version. “I think

Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner spoke about the team's offseason moves and why he believes they are better than a year ago when they had Juan Soto.

The owner of the Yankees says most baseball owners cannot financially compete with another ownership group. In an interview with YES Network that aired Tuesday night, Hal Steinbrenner looked at the powerhouse Dodgers — who beat the Yankees in the World Series and then added several significant pieces to blow away the rest of the sport financially — and acknowledged other ownership groups can only peer up at the Guggenheim Partners,