History of Yankees’ no-beard policy: George Steinbrenner’s facial hair rules changed after nearly 50 years

Bearuk is over the days of New York. Friday morning President Hal Steinbren announced that he was By changing the long-lasting hair policy of the team that his father was initiated. Yankees will allow “well-groomed beards” to move forward. In the past, Yankees players were not allowed to wear hair from his lips. Mustaches was fine. The beards were not. Now they are.

Here is the statement of Steinbren on the new team’s new hair policy.

“In recent weeks, I have spoken to a large number of former and current Anankees. A few years, their prospects for our long hair and care policy, and I appreciate their most recent and diverse reactions. an extension of continuous internal dialogue that begins for several years. After all, the final decision depends on me, and after the great attention, we will pass our players and uniforms to have our expectations to have a well-groomed beards forward. Appropriate time to get out of the familiar comfort of our former policy. “

The winds began to blow in recent years to eliminate facial hair policies. Hall Steinbren suggested that he changed it several times, and former players oppose it. Private, current players fight about it. About five decades now change now.

The barrack banned by the late George Steinbren in 1976, although the seeds were first planted when he bought the team from CBS in 1973. Munson had a full beard on his 1976 host. He won Al MW later that year later.

Facial hair policy has been posted soon when Munson has been photographed for that year’s card. It is said that politics had a strong impact on Steinbrenner’s military background, although it was not a secret that his players would wear their hair in the style of the era. Politics fitted long hair, alien, etc.

“I have nothing against long hair, but I try to inspire a certain sense of order and discipline, because I think discipline is important.” Players can joke about it unless they do it. If they do it we will try to find them elsewhere. If we can be proud to make them feel that way and think that way is good. If they can’t get rid of them. “

Although the players complained both publicly and private, facial hair policy was largely free of its existence. The players usually run politics, the captains of the team are like Derek Jeter and Aaron, for example, according to example. From time to time the manager would be involved, usually when a new player was brought.

In 1995, Yankees changed their facial hair policy in 1993. Al Ki Young Winning Jack McDowell Trade. McDowell, don matchingly, while others grew goats and beards. Yankez started that season 15-24, then the beards and goats were banned, and the facial hair policy was re-installed. They went 64-41 the rest of the way and made the postproof.

“It’s like a slap on the wrist,” said New York Times nervously after the policy returned. “They should not have changed it first if they were going to take it.”

For years, players love Jason Giason, John’s Damon and Gerrit Cole shaved their beards and cut their hairs to join the contracts of profitable free agent agreements. Others were sold to Yankees and had to shave because of the decision they did not do. It includes a new closer to Duin Williams, who had a beard with Milwucker Brewers.

The players do not like politics, although they are left with it. In recent years, the SABER SABATIA salon has given the envelope more than any other player with a frequent shadow of 5. No player never challenged politics and openly refused shaving. The fine to do this (bench: okay) is unknown.

“I have told me because I have been drafted to have a privilege to shave. I’m washed me. season, said MLB.com: and New York daily news Friday. “There has always been a conversation (among the players), but I don’t think it’s like that” it can happen. ”

Facial hair policy dated since 1976. It was quite some time old, and now the Hall of George’s son has decided to change it. It has not completely passed, the beards must be well-groomed (most of the league) and the team will not allow players to take longer than their collar. But the old-fashioned facial hair policies have rested.