New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
Yankees announced the facial policy during spring training in 1976, mandating no long hair or beards — mustaches were allowed.
‘It’s a big deal’: Current and former Yankees react to the team’s new facial hair policy
Austin Wells, Gerrit Cole, Gleyber Torres and more all weighed in on the surprising change to a longstanding Yankee tradition ...
Yankees owner: payroll ‘almost identical’ to 2024, supports salary cap and floor as Gerrit Cole questions it
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner answered several financial questions on Friday after amending his team’s long-standing facial ...
Hair today, gone tomorrow: On the silly, stodgy tradition that was part of the Yankees’ identity
The Yankees' surprise announcement adapting their longstanding facial hair policy is the latest step in the evolution of the ...
Beards in the Bronx: What Yankees players are saying about facial hair now being allowed
Yankees players were informed by Hal Steinbrenner that the team's beard ban has been lifted. Here's what they're saying.
With change to facial hair policy, Yankees and owner Hal Steinbrenner show willingness to adapt, recognition of reality
Steinbrenner’s willingness to adapt to the shifting sands is a recognition of reality. Times have changed. The Yankees can no ...
New York Yankees stun baseball world by allowing beards for the first time since the 1970s
Aaron Judge with a beard? With the rollback of a decades-old New York Yankees team rule, that just might be possible.
Would George approve? Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner allowing groomed beards, but keeps rest of appearance policy
The discipline from spending his age 14-17 years at Culver Military Academy and his time at Lockbourne Air Force Base ...
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal tied to payroll minimum
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal as long as it contains a provision mandating minimum payrolls. “I have been on the record already ...
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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...
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Crowns of glory: New exhibit spotlights hats worn by King family women
The collection of hats once owned by those four women are now on display at the Atlanta History Center as the “Hats of the King Family Women” exhibit, part of the larger “She Shall Not Be Moved” ...
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Brewers go with Peralta as Opening Day starter for second straight year
If you were surprised to hear Brewers manager Pat Murphy name an Opening Day starter on Wednesday -- the very day pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training -- you weren't alone. The Brewers' ...