New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner

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It's a hair-raising situation, but the New York Yankees have had to face facts.

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Yankees mocked over press conference announcing reversal of beard ban

The New York Yankees will allow beards for the first time in 49 years, after owner Hal Steinbrenner removed a policy implemented by his father at the Major League Baseball club in 1976.

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Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed

TAMPA, Florida — 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 to win its first World Series title since 2009. Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, announced the change Friday before the team’s spring training opener. He called the ban “outdated” and “somewhat unreasonable.” READ: Yankees have minted …

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By Jill Martin, Jamie Barton and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Aaron Judge with a beard? With the New York Yankees team reversing a decades-old rule, that might be possible. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team has amended its facial hair policy to allow “well-groomed beards.” It’s a move that reverses a longstanding mandate by Steinbrenner’s father, George Steinbrenner, who bought the team in 1973. He owned the…

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The Yankees are letting players wear beards — it's about time

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said players can now wear "well-groomed beards," ending a tradition that was created by his father George Steinbrenner in the 1970s.

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Yankees Make Stunning Change to Team Rule That's Been Around Since the '70s

The New York Yankees will have a new look after the team jettisoned its ban on facial hair, which had been in place since the 1970s. “In recent weeks, I […] The post Yankees Make Stunning Change to Team Rule That's Been Around Since the '70s appeared first on The Western Journal.