Trump leads more like George Steinbrenner than Ronald Reagan, says Republican ex-MLB star who dealt with all 3

Former President Trump responds, saying he's been investigated more than Al Capone. Credit: Joe Rogan Experience

EXCLUSIVE: The New York Yankees are back in the World Series, and Donald Trump is barreling toward the finish line of his third presidential campaign. 

And somewhere out there, George Steinbrenner might be watching with a vested interest. 

The late Yankees owner, known for his brash, unfiltered communication style and firing employees with ease, served as a role model to the former president during Trump's ascent as a New York City businessman. Trump watched Steinbrenner during Yankees games to observe his behavior. Multiple people close to Trump have said he and Steinbrenner were close friends. 

Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Steve Garvey met both of them in the 1980s, during the early years of Ronald Reagan's presidency. And for Garvey, who is now running for U.S. Senate in California as a Republican, Reagan was his gateway into the GOP. 

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Donald Trump, at the behest of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, speaks at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Tampa's annual Steak 'N' Burger benefit at the Downtown Hyatt in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 19, 1988. (Victor Junco/St. Petersburg Times/Getty Images)

Having worked directly with Reagan and Trump and having negotiated with Steinbrenner and played against the Yankees in three World Series, Garvey believes Trump resembles Steinbrenner much more than Reagan with respect to leadership.

"Much more like Steinbrenner," Garvey told Fox News Digital when asked who Trump had more in common with as a leader.

Garvey told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview he first met Reagan during the late president's first foray into