Hal has to answer to the other albeit maybe minor but partners just the same - Stevie is solo. Hal also considers the effects of luxury tax, loss of draft picks & international picks - ala Stevie has his toy (Muts) he playing games without worrying about consequences. As for YES -is not a Steinbrenner property: ownership is divided: The Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network (YES) is an American pay television regional sports network owned by Yankee Global Enterprises (the largest shareholder with 26%), Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (which owns 20%), Amazon (which owns 15%), and The Blackstone Group , RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, which each own 13%.