Yankees change infamous facial hair policy: Players can now have 'well-groomed beards,' Hal Steinbrenner says
The New York Yankees announced Friday morning that they are altering their longstanding facial hair policy. Players and uniformed personnel will now be allowed to have "well-groomed beards," team chairman Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement.
Yankees closer reacts to new facial hair policy: 'Everyone was kind of stunned'
That policy continued for nearly 50 years, but the winds of change are blowing in New York. On Friday, George Steinbrenner's son, Hal, announced that Yankees players could now wear a "well-groomed beard" to make them more comfortable and perhaps attract more free agents to the city.
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