The Yankees announced Friday that players can now grow "well-groomed beards." Since the 1970s, the team had forbidden long hair and facial hair other than mustaches. The policy had received ...

New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced Friday that the team’s players and ... and a half of baseball, and by the mid-20th century, beards were mostly out of favor.

When the Yankees scrapped their facial-hair policy in spring training, players were allowed to grow "well-groomed" beards. With the rule gone, Rodon, along with other Yankees, had beards on ...

They smell, just like sweaty baseball players. “Bacteria and sweat can ... And those players will be permitted to have a beard. The Yankees lifted their long-standing facial-hair policy that ...

My colleague Kaitlyn Tiffany asks in our April magazine issue: “In a game in which everything matters, in which we who love ...

was that the no-beards rule may have prevented the Yankees from acquiring players who could otherwise contribute to the team’s primary job of winning baseball games. But the elder Steinbrenner ...

Starting in the 2025 season, the organization will allow its players and coaching staff to have well-groomed beards, marking the end of a tradition that lasted nearly five decades. The New York ...

Ultimately the final decision rests with me, and after great consideration, we will be amending our expectations to allow our players and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards moving ...

MLB legend Alex Rodriguez talks about the Yankees having beards and what advice he has for Juan Soto before making a surprising World Series pick.