Steinbrenner: It’s up to players to lift Yankees

NEW YORK — The Yankees didn’t expect to be in last place at this point in the season. They certainly don’t like it, even though it’s still very early in the season.

But don’t look for any fireworks from managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, none of the change-for-change-sake that was so much a part of the franchise’s culture under his late father, George.

Nobody is on the hot seat, the son stressed Wednesday during the first day of the quarterly Owners Meetings held at Major League Baseball’s Park Avenue headquarters. Not general manager Brian Cashman. Not manager Joe Girardi. Not any members of the coaching staff.

“Needless to say, the first five weeks were disappointing,” Steinbrenner said. “Frustrating, particularly looking at the offense. We’ve got to start firing on all cylinders. That’s the only way we’re going to get out of this hole. Because we’re in a hole right now.”

It will be up to the players, he said. Steinbrenner mentioned Mark Teixeira, Chase Headley, Michael Pineda and Luis Severino among the players most responsible for the …

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