For the first time in 50 years, a team that takes pride in a clean-cut look will allow players to grow beards.

The New York Yankees have abandoned their half-century prohibition of beards, a policy that was archaic even from its infancy. Now I find myself strangely, unexpectedly bereft, stroking my own beard ...

No hair past the uniform collar ... “I don’t know how that rule makes anybody a better baseball player. Yeah we’re ...

Shinjo (53) is one of the hottest coaches in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is especially famous for his commitment ...

The franchise’s facial hair policy is history, but many Yankees are staying clean-shaven at the insistence of their better ...

The New York Yankees changing their nearly 50-year-old facial hair policy to allow "well-groomed" beards, according to owner Hal Steinbrenner, caught many in the baseball world off-guard.

Since the 1970s, the Yankees have barred their players, as well as staff members, from having beards or long hair. George Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner’s father and the owner at the time ...

No hair past the uniform collar ... “I don’t know how that rule makes anybody a better baseball player. Yeah we’re professionals, but it’s 2025, you should be able to express yourself ...

Just a few days into spring training this year, on February 26, the New York Yankees announced that they were ending a team ...

“This is a pretty big decision for the game of baseball,” says MLB ... discussions of cushioned socks. Some players were disappointed to learn their hair earned them no extra ticks.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A look at the hair of some players before and after they joined the New York Yankees: Log In or Sign Up ...

For nearly a half-century, the New York Yankees' facial-hair policy kept the visages of some of the world's most famous baseball players whisker-free. Over the past week, with a nudge from a new ...