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The New York Yankees will now let players wear beards — it’s about time
New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team’s players and personnel will henceforth be permitted to wear “well-groomed beards.” So ends a silly, archaic tradition that was made up by his father, George Steinbrenner, shortly after an ownership group he led bought the team in 1973.
Farewell to the Yankees’ 50-year-old beard rule. Plus, why 4 Nations worked
The 4 Nations Face-Off was so much fun, mainly because it was just so intense. Thursday’s U.S.-Canada championship game felt like the most serious thing ever, not the culmination of a four-team round-robin tournament that had not existed until this month.
Yankees change longstanding no-beard policy
For decades the Yankees have forced their sluggers to shave off facial hair when they make the move to the Bronx. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports that's just one of the big changes coming to Spring Training.
New York Yankees drop beard ban after 49 years
The New York Yankees are changing their long-standing no-beard rule and will let players and coaches have "well-groomed" facial hair from now on.
Yankees Owner Announces Players Can Grow Beards
The owner of the New York Yankees, Hal Steinbrenner, announced on Friday that players will be allowed to grow “well-groomed beards,” which had been banned since the 1970s.
Would George approve? Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner allowing groomed beards, but keeps rest of appearance policy
The discipline from spending his age 14-17 years at Culver Military Academy and his time at Lockbourne Air Force Base ...
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New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries ...
Yankees show off remodeled Steinbrenner Field ahead of spring games, Rays residency
The Yankees’ spring training home and the Rays’ impending, temporary regular season home, has undergone massive renovations.
See the Yankees' spring training facilities at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa
Members of the media tour the newly renovated dining room at George M. Steinbrenner Field during New York Yankees spring training in Tampa, Florida. February 13, 2025. Members of the media tour the ...
'Outdated' & 'Unreasonable': Hal Steinbrenner on the Yankees facial hair policy change
Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner explains why he changed the Yankees facial hair policy.