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Player and staff facilities at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the Yankees, were renovated and newly constructed over the past two years. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A.

The Steinbrenner family has owned the team for 52 years, accounting for seven of those world titles. The one who started it all, George Steinbrenner, led a 12-man group that bought the Yankees ...