The New York Yankees changing their nearly 50-year-old facial hair policy beginning this season to allow “well-groomed” beards, according to owner Hal Steinbrenner, caught many in the baseball world off guard. Gleyber Torres, who signed with the Detroit Tigers in the offseason after seven seasons with the Yankees, told reporters on Friday that he was … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Legacy and tradition are two words that carry a ton of weight around the New York Yankees organization. Whether it’s the absence of names on the backs of player jerseys, or the roll call from fans in the bleachers at the start of home games, there are certain decades-long rules and rituals … Read more
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