The New York Yankees are changing a nearly 50-year-old policy that banned beards. Here are some things to know about the history of beards in major league baseball. ... But Steinbrenner's son, ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Decades before George Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees, the future Boss spent his high school years at ...

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Let there be beards in the Bronx. The New York Yankees, at long last altering a George Steinbrenner-era policy on facial hair, will allow players and personnel "to have well-groomed ...

Steinbrenner doesn’t know for a fact that beards have cost the Yankees players, but Cashman said CC Sabathia felt hesitancy before signing as a free agent in 2008 because of the old policy.

Hal Steinbrenner said the club’s hair policy — no hair grown below the collar — will remain unchanged. — Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) February 21, 2025 Yankees facial hair policy history ...

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced a shocking change Friday to the longstanding franchise rule banning facial hair aside from mustaches, allowing now for "well-groomed beards." ...

TAMPA. Fla. — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries ...

Steinbrenner said, to his knowledge, there are no actual instances of players refusing to join the Yankees due to their facial-hair policy, but it's been a topic of conversation.

Popular Yankees like Sparky Lyle and Thurman Munson wore beards when Steinbrenner purchased the team. Munson had a full beard on his 1976 Hostess card. He won AL MVP later that year.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is allowing beards for the first time since his father's team appearance started in 1976, but hair still must be kept above the collar.