Derek Jeter defends Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner amid growing fan criticism of team's title drought

The New York Yankees are moving it back, and not galore fans are blessed astir it.

Sure, it doesn't look similar a atrocious thought to support a ample bulk of a 94-win squad that lone mislaid the part owed to a head-to-head tiebreaker.

However, the Yankees' rubric drought reached 16 seasons aft getting embarrassed by the Toronto Blue Jays successful the American League Division Series, and calls for alteration were louder than ever.

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Derek Jeter holds his plaque with Hal Steinbrenner during the status ceremonial of his No. 2 jersey astatine Yankee Stadium connected May 14, 2017, successful New York City.  (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Those changes, though, did not come.

The Yankees added conscionable 1 idiosyncratic to their 40-man roster successful left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers, portion relievers Devin Williams and Luke Weaver went to their crosstown rival, the New York Mets. Everything other is each the same.

For Yankees fable Derek Jeter, though, it's each astir getting blistery astatine the close time.

"It’s a agelong season. I utilized to accidental it erstwhile I played – and radical got bushed of maine saying it – the champion teams marque it to the postseason, and the hottest squad wins. Teams that get there, whoever’s hottest tin triumph a World Series," Jeter said to Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. "They had a palmy regular season, didn’t extremity up however they wanted to, but I’m definite things change. Trade deadline, injuries, a batch of things happen. So they evidently similar the presumption they’re in, and we’ll spot what happens."

Does helium similar the presumption they're in?

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter jumps aft hitting the game-winning azygous against the Baltimore Orioles successful the ninth inning of a shot crippled successful New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

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"It each comes down to the commercialized deadline, man. Teams alteration dramatically astatine the commercialized deadline," Jeter added.

With the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers breaking payroll records and adding Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker, Hal Steinbrenner has been nationalist force No. 1 successful the Bronx, but Jeter came to his defense, arsenic helium did immoderate years agone erstwhile Steinbrenner was booed by the Yankee instrumentality base, and Jeter urged them to cheer.

"Yankee fans, they person precocious expectations. They’ve ever had precocious expectations. For them, if you don’t triumph the World Series, it’s a failure. In that sense, I person the aforesaid mindset. So I get the frustration," Jeter said. "But I'm definite Hal is frustrated arsenic well. Hal’s been consenting to spell retired and get players and enactment the Yankees successful a presumption to win. But ultimately, you person to spell retired connected the tract and perform."

Ironically enough, the Yankees went 32-12 successful their last 44 games, including winning each of their past eight. So being the hottest squad did not enactment retired for the Yankees.

Derek Jeter looks connected anterior to the 93rd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard astatine T-Mobile Park connected July 11, 2023 successful Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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In immoderate case, it would beryllium a astonishment to spot the Yankees not play October shot — but it has not been astonishing to spot failures that month.

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