Yankees update facial hair policy: What other teams have had unusual rules and restrictions?

CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 19: A detail view of cleats worn by Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees in the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

After five decades of clean-shaven faces, the New York Yankees are phasing out their longtime hair and grooming policy. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team’s infamous — and antiquated — facial hair policy will now leave room for “well-groomed beards.” The rule has been in place since the 1970s, when George Steinbrenner … Read more