As Rudy Giuliani faces a $148 million defamation verdict, he’s fighting to keep a prized set of Yankees World Series rings in his family, rings that were gifted to him by the team’s late owner, George Steinbrenner.
A lifelong Yankees fan, Giuliani insists that the rings — which commemorate the team’s four championships during his time as mayor — should belong to his son, Andrew, and not be surrendered.
In testimony revealed this week ahead of crucial court hearings, Giuliani described the 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000 World Series rings as a family heirloom and a good-luck charm for the Yankees. He shared how he and his son would wear them during special moments, such as the Yankees’ last World Series win in 2009.
Giuliani recalled that when Steinbrenner gave him the rings in 2002, he insisted on paying for them and told the owner, “These are for Andrew.” He then gave his son one of the rings, keeping the others safe.
Later, as the Yankees’ success waned, Giuliani decided to pass the remaining rings to Andrew in 2018, telling him, “These are your rings. I don’t know what I’m keeping them for. They belong to you.”
This testimony comes amid Giuliani’s legal battle with two former Georgia election workers who sued him over false claims he made about them after the 2020 election.
Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani is facing a contempt hearing on December 27 for failing to comply with court orders to turn over certain properties, including his New York City apartment lease.
On January 16, a trial will determine the fate of both the rings and his Palm Beach condo, valued at over $3 million, which Giuliani claims as his primary residence.
For Giuliani, once celebrated as “America’s Mayor,” the legal stakes are high as he faces the consequences of what his critics call a “consistent pattern of willful defiance” of court orders.
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