Yankees amend long-standing facial hair policy, will now allow 'well-groomed beards'
The policy, instituted in the 1970s by George Steinbrenner, had forced players to trim their hair if they wanted to join the team.
Yankees finally end their archaic ban that's been in place for nearly 50 years
The Yankees announced they will be ending that ban on players having beards, mustaches and all other kinds of facial hair.
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Yankees Star Defies George Steinbrenner's Tradition, Sparks New Era
For decades, the New York Yankees enforced a grooming policy so strict it could make a military dress code look lenient. The ...
Yankees change facial hair policy, will allow 'well-groomed beards'
In what can be described as a bombshell, considering the policy dates to 1976 and was instituted by George Steinbrenner three ...
New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a ...
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Yankees amend long-standing facial hair policy, will now allow 'well-groomed beards'
The rule had been in place since the 1970s when George Steinbrenner and former manager Billy Martin instituted the "Neatness Counts" policy, which forbid beards, longhair and sideburns.
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The Yankees announce a major change to their famous facial hair policy
The rule was instituted in the 1970s by Hal Steinbrenner’s father, late owner George Steinbrenner. “All players, coaches and male executives are forbidden to display any facial hair other than ...
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A look at some Yankees who trimmed their hair to comport with the team’s facial hair policy
A look at the hair of players before after after they joined the New York Yankees: Reggie Jackson Before signing with the ...
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Yankees star pushes team's longstanding facial hair rule to the edge, draws social media reaction
The Yanks, of course, have had a long-withstanding policy since George Steinbrenner owned the team that players must not don facial hair below their lower lip. So, the lights out closer needed to ...
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Yankees trim facial hair policy, permit 'well-groomed beards'
When George Steinbrenner died in 2010, his daughter and Yankees managing partner, Jennifer, insisted the team's rule not be changed. A generational shift that came too late for infamously shaggy ...
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MLB: Rays' Steinbrenner Field costs to be in $50M-plus range
February 19 - The cost to turn George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., into a major league facility will exceed $50 million, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. The Tampa Bay Rays will play ...