Hal Steinbrenners says hes OK with Aaron Judges call for Yankees to go all in for title

Some Yankees bosses may have been irked by Aaron Judge questioning whether they have gone all in enough, but Hal Steinbrenner insists he was not one of them.On the night the Yankees were swept out of the ALDS by the Rays, the captain indicated the Yankees should go “all in” to win a championship and said it was “tough to say” when asked if he felt that had happened enough.Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees.

Those comments made their way to Steinbrenner — who said he had a “great conversation” with Judge on Tuesday — and claimed Wednesday he was not upset about them, with the understanding that those high expectations are a “two-way street.”“If I was a player, I would have expectations that my ownership group would do everything in their power every offseason to field a team that can win a championship,” Steinbrenner said on a video conference call.“We did that this year.

We had the highest payroll in the history of the organization [roughly $340 million for luxury tax purposes, per Cot’s Contracts].… I definitely think we went all in this season.“And by the way, I have expectations of my players.

I expect them to obey the rules, to work hard, listen to their coaches and the trainers and the strength guys.”Judge missed three-plus months of the season with a broken rib and then, after not going on a rehab assignment, came back to play in seven games before straining his right calf.That injury sidelined him for the rest of the year, including both playoff rounds, despite him fighting to be included on the roster, to no avail.General manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday that there was “no willy-nilliness” over Judge’s availability to play because “he just wasn’t physically able to post for us.”As for the rib, Judge is set to have a follow-up appointment with Dr.

Gregory Pearl, the specialist the Yankees consulted duri...