New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, announced the change Friday before the team’s spring training opener.
Yankees get with the times: Club to allow 'well-groomed beards' after years of close shaves
The Yankees, at long last altering a George Steinbrenner-era policy on facial hair, will allow players "to have well-groomed ...
Yankees stun baseball world with new facial hair policy
Aaron Judge with a beard? With the rollback of a decades-old New York Yankees team rule, that just might be possible.
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Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed
George Steinbrenner, who bought the Yankees in 1973, died in 2010. “I have nothing against long hair per se,” George Steinbrenner said in 1976, according to The New York Times. “But I’m ...
Hal Steinbrenner Lays Out One Big Reason He Changed Yankees' Facial Hair Policy
Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the Yankees are parting ways with their longstanding facial hair policy, which denied players the right to wear long hair and beards. Per Steinbrenner, the ...
Yankees throw out one of baseball's most notorious traditions: Players can now grow beards
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the New York Yankees are allowing players to grow “well-groomed beards.” ...
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Everyone said the same thing about Yankees’ new beard policy
Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Most people agree that George Steinbrenner, who died in 2010, would not be happy that his appearance policy is now more lenient. Devin Williams was ...