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.
New York Yankees Amend Facial Hair Rule to Allow ‘Well-Groomed Beards' for Players
"In recent weeks, I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees - spanning several eras - to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming
The Bearded Bombers? New York Yankees To Allow Facial Hair
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the organization will allow "well-groomed beards" effective immediately, changing a rule his father, George, established in 1976.
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 beards moving forward."
A look at some Yankees players who trimmed their hair to comport with the team's facial hair policy
Recognizable for his long hair, beard and mustache while helping the Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series, Damon looked like a different person with the Yankees from 2006-08.
Yankees Newest All-Star Sparked Organization To Remove Facial Hair Policy After 50 Years
The New York Yankees shocked the baseball world Friday when they announced their no facial hair policy — which stood since 1976 — was being revoked. More news: Former Yankees, Cubs All-Star Free Agent Acknowledges His Career Could Be Over "In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees — spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy,
Austin Wells: 'I Brainwashed Myself Into Believing' in Yankees' Facial Hair Policy
Catcher Austin Wells provided some insight Friday into his feelings on the New York Yankees' facial hair policy now that it has been relaxed. Speaking to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, Wells suggested that he used to trick himself into thinking adhering to the facial hair policy was an honor of sorts: "My initial reaction is I feel weird.
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