Hal Steinbrenner is the youngest son of George Steinbrenner, the principal owner of the New York Yankees. In November 2008, Hal was made the principal contact between the club and Major League Baseball over his older brother Hank at the request of their father. George Steinbrenner has been in declining health and his sons had been jointly running the day-to-day operations of the team for most of 2008.The Associated Press: Yankees Control Shifts to Steinbrenner's Son Hal (November 20, 2008)

Hal Steinbrenner wed Christina DiTullio at the Steinbrenner family ranch in Ocala, Florida, on April 11, 2009. The couple met in 2007 shortly after Steinbrenner's first divorce. The two plan to honeymoon in Italy.The New York Post: Steinbrenner Affair Affectionate (April 15, 2009)

"I realize it's a great responsibility. My dad is, needless to say, a tough act to follow."—Hal SteinbrennerThe Associated Press: Yankees Control Shifts to Steinbrenner's Son Hal (November 20, 2008)

"He's been slowing down the last couple years. Really, for the last two years I have been intimately involved with all aspects and all departments of the company. It's what I've been doing day-to-day. My duties aren't really going to change and my workload isn't going to change much. So, I mean, it's as much a procedural thing within the family, I think, as anything at this point."—Hal SteinbrennerThe Associated Press: Yankees Control Shifts to Steinbrenner's Son Hal (November 20, 2008)

"I'm not going to ask the people in the family why they picked one against the other. I get enough trouble as commissioner. I don't need to get into family squabbles."—Bud SeligThe Associated Press: Yankees Control Shifts to Steinbrenner's Son Hal (November 20, 2008)

• New York Post: Steinbrenner Affair Affectionate (April 15, 2009)

• Official Yankees Site: Control of Yankees Shifts to Son Hal (November 20, 2008)

• ESPN.com: MLB owners approve shift of control of Yanks from George to Hal... (November 20, 2008)

• The New York Times: Hal Steinbrenner, MLB's Go-To Yankees Exec (November 20, 2008)

• New York Magazine: Hal Steinbrenner Calls His Dad 'George' (February 20, 2008)

• ESPN.com: Hal Steinbrenner officially running the Yankees (Time 1:17)