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The crazy but true story of how owner George Steinbrenner, followed by his son Hal, have controlled the most famous team in American sports.

Since taking over the New York Yankees franchise in 1973, the Steinbrenners have transformed the fabled team from a struggling franchise into a baseball dynasty. George purchased the team for $8.8 million and quickly became known as “The Boss”—a hands-on owner whose relentless pursuit of victory defined an era. Under his leadership, the Yankees captured seven World Series championships, became a global sports brand, and consistently dominated the sports pages.

Yet as veteran New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro reveals, the story of the Steinbrenners and their team is much bigger and more complex—a drama of Shakespearian proportions, combining tragedy and great comedy. In this charming book written with all the candor and verve of the best press box reporting, he goes beyond the headlines to chronicle the complete saga—from the times King George went mad and was eventually banned to how Prince Hal, living in the long shadow of his father, has struggled to put his own unique stamp on the Pinstripe realm. He chronicles the infamous headline-making disputes between the team’s managers and its mercurial owner, a man whose autocratic disposition would eventually get him banned from the game and earn him a place in pop culture lore with the hit sitcom Seinfeld.

A fun and wild remembrance of innings past for every Yankee fan and a must-read grudge list for every Yankee hater, The Bosses of the Bronx is a larger-than-life true tale of success, suffering, sacrifice, and downright silliness that captures this great franchise and the game of baseball itself.

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“Mike Vaccaro is the poet laureate of modern New York baseball, and The Bosses of the Bronx shows with immense precision and skill how Steinbrenner men are more than kings of the MLB world. They are reflections of the America they inhabit.“ - Jeff Passan, Senior MLB Insider, ESPN and bestselling author of The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports

“There have been countless words written about George Steinbrenner’s life and times with the Yankees. Who would have thought there was more to say? Mike Vaccaro did. And he was right. Vaccaro provides a fascinating and riveting perspective about who George was and how he impacted and still impacts the most storied franchise in baseball history. It’s a baseball lesson, a history lesson and an essential read for Yankees fans.”  - Jack Curry, YES Network Yankees analyst and bestselling author of The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever

"George Steinbrenner stands among the most titanic figures in American sports history, and his reign as The (one and only) Boss demanded this work from Mike Vaccaro, the ultimate New York historian and poet. The House of Steinbrenner turned a $10 million investment into an $8 billion colossus, and with deep reporting and necessary nuance, Vaccaro’s book brilliantly illustrates how the trophies were won and why some virtues and values were sacrificed along the way."    - Ian O'Connor, New York Times bestselling author of The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter

“George Steinbrenner still towers over the Yankees' franchise, yet his persona has softened with the passage of time. Mike Vaccaro takes us back to the rollicking era of the Boss, which was far more chaotic, complex and compelling than modern fans realize. Nobody matches Vaccaro's historical perspective on New York sports, and his deft writing and dogged research reveal the real story of a voluble, volcanic leader with a reign like no other.” - Tyler Kepner, Senior MLB writer for The Athletic and bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches

"You think you know the power behind baseball’s most powerful franchise, until The Bosses of the Bronx pulls back the curtain. Mike Vaccaro weaves storytelling and detailed reporting to give you an all-access pass that makes for a journey that is as fun as it is riveting." - Tom Verducci, senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life

"Baseball fans know the broad outlines of the many stories surrounding the Steinbrenner Yankees. The Championships, the controversies, the vivid and often conflicting personalities. What distinguishes Mike Vaccaro's account is the engrossing detail that brings each episode back to life. And the insight into the character and motivations of those who played starring roles in the decades long drama."


- Bob Costas

“No writer in the world understands the cadence and rhythms of New York sports like Mike Vaccaro. Bosses is (of course) a rollicking good time—how could it be anything else when you have a storyteller like Vaccaro taking us on the hilarious, infuriating, glorious, and ridiculous 50-year thrill ride that has been the Steinbrenners' Yankees. But even more that that, this is a book about New York and how, in so many ways, George Steinbrenner (a Clevelander!) understood the Big Apple's heartbeat better than anyone.” - Joe Posnanski, New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100

“Were he alive, George Steinbrenner would expect Bosses of the Bronx to be a serious ode to his singular splendor. But Mike Vaccaro’s deep dive into the Steinbrenner baseball dynasty is both side-splitting funny (in its grasping of one man’s Titanic-sized ego) and legitimately heartwarming (in his genuine love for his ballclub). This book reads like a Broadway show hopped up on narcissism, bluster and wealth. Which, in many ways, it is.” - Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

“This is the story of the great dynasty in American sports—from the ambitious, blustering founder to his meticulous, observant heir. But it could only have happened in New York, where Boss Steinbrenner found the perfect chorus to narrate and shape his journey. For all their differences, the cantankerous owner and the generations of beleaguered sportswriters sent to cover him all wanted the same thing: The Back Page. There’s no one better to tell this story than Mike Vaccaro. All that he’s learned across decades of tabloid tumult, taking wee-hour calls and dueling with deadline—all the insight, humor and passion that mark his columns—have gone into The Bosses of The Bronx. Bravo, Mike.” — Mark Kriegel, author of Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson

"It is of little surprise the New York Post’s Vaccaro, the best sports columnist in that city, delivered an exceptionally written and researched book that fascinates even the many of us born long after the year in question.” - Yahoo! Sports on 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports

“Persuasive. . . . Vaccaro’s mastery of the facts allows him to evoke a bygone world.” - Wall Street Journal on The First Fall Classic

“Informative yet entertaining, Vaccaro’s extraordinary baseball chronicle renders the early days of our national pastime in all its grit and glory.” - Publishers Weekly on The First Fall Classic

About the Author

Mike Vaccaro has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since November 2002. He’s authored three previous books. Emperors and Idiots: The Hundred-Year Rivalry Between the Yankees and Red Sox, From the Very Beginning to the End of the Curse; 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports; and The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants, and the Cast of Players, Pugs, and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912. He lives in New Jersey.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2026
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063414775
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063414778
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.11 x 9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #15,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • Daniel A. Knobler
    5 out of 5 stars
    Great stories about a fascinating time and team
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2026
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    Mike Vaccaro is a good friend, and I’m sure I would have bought the book whether or not I was interested in the topic. But in this case, it was money well spent because Vacc does a great job of telling some stories I knew and also quite a few that I didn’t. I never covered the Yankees as a beat and I arrived in New York when George Steinbrenner was nearly at the end of his reign, but you couldn’t cover baseball in the 1990s and early 2000s without understanding that the Yankees’ Boss was a unique character. You don’t have to be a Yankee fan (I’m not) to appreciate the stories.

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    The Bosses of the Bronx
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026
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    Very interesting and entertaining reading. Mike Vaccaro is a terrific author!

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  • Raymond E. Wynne Jr
    4 out of 5 stars
    Nice read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2026
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    Always know your enemies. As a Red Sox fan I had to read. Weather you liked the bluster or not Mr. Steinbrenner built a winner. Truly an interesting read and worth it

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  • grewop@yahoo.com
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    A Bronx Banquet
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2026
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    A perfect tome to the hijinks, shenanigans, and chaos that was a large part of King George's reign. Excellent "Interlude" sections, as well. And I STILL can't see Mike Burke in that first-page, mid-book photo spread!

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  • Chris
    5 out of 5 stars
    More than a sports book!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026
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    This is a terrific book if you are a fan of baseball and not just the Yankees. It’s a business book and a biography and a look at how tabloid sports journalism really took hold. So well written and reported! I’m a Red Sox fan and thought it was terrific and that’s all you need to know. 😂

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    good baseball book on the Steinbrenner family and running the yankee empire

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  • Richie LaMothe
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    For Yankee fans and Yankee haters alike
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2026
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    George Steinbrenner has been described in many ways. Bombastic. Domineering. With his hands on approach as owner of the New York Yankees, meddlesome. There was rarely a dull moment during his time not as the boss, but as the “Boss”.

    The Bosses of the Bronx is written by one of my favorite columnists, Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post. Vaccaro details how Steinbrenner’s approach rebuilt the Yankees back to prominence after New York had for the most part became a Mets’ town. His presence ensured that they were rarely outside of public view. The book also gives another side of George that was not often depicted in the press: The one who sometimes broke down with pride with accomplishments of his team and one who gave second chances to some who many had deemed not worthy of it.

    Ask any Met’s fan today if they wish they had the last thirty seasons that the Yankees have had and we’d sign up for it in a minute.

    That’s because of George Steinbrenner.

    And by the way: I have noticed more New York Mets ads on the Yankees’ YES Network recently. If you ever read this book, you’ll have to ask yourself: If George were still alive, would he put up with that?

    A good read, well researched. Enjoy!

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  • Robert Katz
    5 out of 5 stars
    Simple game, complex business.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2026
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    Baseball is a great sport made for gentle summer days; BASEBALL as a business can be cruel and the owners ran the gamut of personalities, mostly boardering on winning , big attendance and selling lots of hot dogs. Mike Vaccaro has written the perfect history of the rebuilding of the world's best known sports franchise, and the front office intrigue not totally seen by fans. Rooted for the NYY, in '56 and each page brings new insight.

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