The New York Yankees announced they are changing their facial hair policy to allow “well-groomed beards.” The move comes after new reliever Devin Williams trimmed his beard.
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The New York Yankees have taken the clippers to one of the team’s most longstanding policies.
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner has announced the team will walk back its rules barring players from having beards.
“In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees — spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy, and I appreciate their earnest and varied feedback,” Steinbrenner said in a statement posted on X by the Yankees on Feb. 21 revealing its altered rules.
“Thesemostrecentconversationsareanextensionofongoinginternaldialoguethatdatesbackseveralyears.Ultimatelythefinaldecisionrestswithme,andaftergreatconsideration,wewillbeamendingourexpectationstoallowourplayersanduniformedpersonneltohavewell-groomedbeardsmovingforward.Itistheappropriatetimetomovebeyondthefamiliarcomfortofourformerpolicy.”
AaronJ
