Yankees change decades-long facial-hair coverage

The New York Yankees are coming into the 2025 season with a brand new look.

They’ve altered their longstanding facial hair coverage, permitting gamers to now have “well-groomed” beards. 

Yankees basic managing accomplice Hal Steinbrenner introduced the change in a submit to social media on Friday. 

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Hal Steinbrenner throughout a press convention at Yankee Stadium. (Jessica Alcheh-USA At present Sports activities)

“In latest weeks, I’ve spoken to numerous former and present Yankees — spanning a number of eras — to elicit their views on our longstanding facial hair and grooming coverage, and I admire their earnest and diverse suggestions,” Steinbrenner stated within the assertion.

“These most up-to-date conversations are an extension of ongoing inner dialogue that dates again a number of years. Finally, the ultimate choice rests with me, and after nice consideration, we can be amending our expectations to permit our gamers and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards shifting ahead. It’s the acceptable time to maneuver past the acquainted consolation of our former coverage.”

The facial hair coverage was established within the Nineteen Seventies and have become a part of the workforce’s handbook for gamers going ahead. 

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Devin Williams is stretching the Yankees’ facial hair rule. (IMAGN)

“All gamers, coaches and male executives are forbidden to show any facial hair aside from mustaches [except for religious reasons], and scalp hair might not be grown beneath the collar,” the workforce handbook learn by way of MLB.com. “Lengthy sideburns and mutton chops should not particularly banned.”

The Yankees acquired All-Star nearer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers within the offseason. 

The Yankees’ latest star initially confirmed as much as spring coaching together with his beard nonetheless intact, earlier than later shaving it.

Williams’ exhibiting up with the beard spurred talks on social media about whether or not the longstanding coverage wanted to vary. 

The Yankees have acquired quite a few gamers which have needed to trim their lengthy hair or shave their beards upon becoming a member of the workforce. 

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An image of Gerrit Cole’s hair with the Astros, in comparison with Cole’s hair with the Yankees. (IMAGN)

Ace pitcher Gerrit Cole had lengthy hair and a beard with the Houston Astros, however he shaved upon signing with the Yankees to stick to the coverage.

Carlos Rodon, Alex Verdugo, Joey Gallo, Josh Donaldson, Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi and Paul Goldschmidt are among the many many gamers who shaved their facial hair upon becoming a member of the workforce. 

No matter how the Yankees play this upcoming season, they may definitely look completely different on the sphere. 

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