Baseball fans mock New York Yankees charging players for Wi-Fi on team flights: "Is this Oakland or the Bronx?" "27 rings and can’t get wi-fi"

The Twitterverse reacted Wednesday after Sports Illustrated reported that the New York Yankees charge their players for Wi-Fi access on the team's flights. The traditional gold standard of MLB franchises, with deep pockets and 27 World Series championships, is one of two teams that do not cover the price of Wi-Fi on their charter flights for road games.The other is the Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees have the second-highest payroll in the league -- Cincinnati has the 26th. However, New York, with a franchise worth approximately $6 billion, does not cover Delta Airlines' charge of $40,000 for team players to receive free Wi-Fi.Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2820561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVBaseball fans were climbing over themselves to mock the New York Yankees for their frugal ways when it comes to such a seemingly insignificant charge. Sports Illustrated writer Stephanie Apstein estimated the $40,000 charge to be the same as what the Yankees pay for every fourth pitch thrown by staff ace Gerrit Cole.Saint Douglas@DougWoodlandsYankees are a poverty franchise twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2821561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVYankees are a poverty franchise twitter.com/stephapstein/s…HTV98@HTV98_CardsThis is such perfect spring training media. Is this Oakland or the Bronx??(sorry Oakland) twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2821561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVThis is such perfect spring training media. Is this Oakland or the Bronx??😭(sorry Oakland) twitter.com/stephapstein/s… https://t.co/C4GoT0mELnModeloDave@nottelinguagain27 rings and can’t get Wi-Fi on team plane…just further proof the Yankees are a pre civil rights franchise. twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2821561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV27 rings and can’t get Wi-Fi on team plane…just further proof the Yankees are a pre civil rights franchise. twitter.com/stephapstein/s… https://t.co/BWHIgeqNreAn obvious yet hilarious reference was seen in the movie &quot;Moneyball&quot; where a shoestring Oakland Athletics franchise charges players a dollar for a bottle of soda pop in the clubhouse. In the movie, general manager Billy Beane -- played by Brad Pitt -- includes a clause in a prospective trade that will have another team pay for Oakland's clubhouse sodas for three years.And yet, the Athletics -- with a crumbling home stadium and the lowest payroll in the league -- are still among the teams that pay for their players to have Wi-Fi on team flights.Could Yankees general manager Brian Cashman be attempting to get another team to pay for New York's Wi-Fi as part of an Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade?Mike Idle@mikeidleHal is just copying everything from Moneyball. twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2821561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVHal is just copying everything from Moneyball. twitter.com/stephapstein/s… https://t.co/WByDfI8QKzBrendan Farrell@Bfarrell727The Yankees like to keep their money on the field twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV2561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVThe Yankees like to keep their money on the field twitter.com/stephapstein/s… https://t.co/1fQtNlS90GCharlie Corr@CorrSportsThe @Yankees going &quot;Moneyball&quot; with the wi-fi?! twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV1561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVThe @Yankees going &quot;Moneyball&quot; with the wi-fi?! twitter.com/stephapstein/s… https://t.co/fTTyHExaWjNew York Yankees fans already had to suffer through an offseason that saw the New York Mets doing what their team used to -- spend lavishly.Tommy Smokes@TomScibelliThis franchise used to mean something twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV582I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVThis franchise used to mean something twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Ray Santiago 🇩🇴🇵🇷@RaySantiBoy, if this doesn't tell you the state of the Yankees twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV133I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVBoy, if this doesn't tell you the state of the Yankees twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Alex Barth@RealAlexBarthThe poor penny-pinching organization that is the New York Yankees twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV202I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVThe poor penny-pinching organization that is the New York Yankees twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Things just haven't been the same since the New York Yankees traded George Costanza to Tyler Chicken for concessions rights at Yankee Stadium back in 1997.onlyfacts69420@onlyfacts69420Assistant to the travel secretary George Costanza would never let that happen #poverty twitter.com/stephapstein/s…Stephanie Apstein@stephapsteinI went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNV1561I went to journalism school so I could provide you with this exclusive exposé: The Yankees charge their players for internet on the team plane. “It’s your fault,” they tell one another. “Your contract is too big, so they can’t pay for the Wi-Fi.”bit.ly/3YNxRNVAssistant to the travel secretary George Costanza would never let that happen #poverty twitter.com/stephapstein/s…New York Yankees' home run champion found a loopholeAaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees poses for a portrait during media dayNot all Yankees players have to shell out for Wi-Fi. American League Most Valuable Player Aaron Judge found a loophole. He is a T-Mobile customer and thus gets free wireless internet on Delta flights as per his mobile contract. He told Sports Illustrated:&quot;I've got T-Mobile, so I don’t have to worry about it.&quot;

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