Don’t ask Hal Steinbrenner or Brian Cashman for the Wi-Fi password at Yankee Stadium. In fact, don’t even ask them for Wi-Fi period.
A report from Sports Illustrated’s Stephanie Apstein names the Yankees, valued by Forbes at $6 billion, as unique penny-pinchers. Along with a few other teams, the Yankees make their players pay for Wi-Fi on the team’s flights. All at Delta’s great price of $9 per flight.
The report offers some further context. It’s not the Yankees’ policy, but Delta’s. Even so, Cashman’s logic for it is blunt and simple.
“I think most of our players can afford it,” he says.