{"id":2405398,"date":"2025-02-21T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yankees-make-stunning-change-to-team-facial-hair-rule-thats-been-around-since-the-70s\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T20:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:52:20","slug":"yankees-make-stunning-change-to-team-facial-hair-rule-thats-been-around-since-the-70s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yankees-make-stunning-change-to-team-facial-hair-rule-thats-been-around-since-the-70s\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Make Stunning Change to Team Facial Hair Rule That\u2019s Been Around Since the &#8217;70s"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyankees-make-stunning-change-to-team-facial-hair-rule-thats-been-around-since-the-70s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The New York Yankees have officially lifted\u2062 their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-ambassador-visits-taiwan-for-first-trip-since-1979\/\" title=\"U.S. Ambassador Visits Taiwan for First Trip Since 1979\">long-standing ban<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-arrested-jailed-for-contempt-after-referring-to-his-daughter-as-she\/\" title=\"Father Arrested, Jailed For Contempt After Referring To His Daughter As \u2018She\u2019\">facial hair<\/a>, which had been in place since\u2062 the\u2063 1970s\u200b under former owner George Steinbrenner. managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner announced\u2062 the change \u2062after consulting with former and current players,indicating that \u200bit was time to amend the policy and allow well-groomed beards. Steinbrenner \u200demphasized that\u2064 the ultimate goal is \u2064to improve the team&#8217;s competitive edge.\u2062 the previous rule prohibited all facial\u200c hair \u200bexcept mustaches, and\u2064 while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hair\u200b length \u200cpolicies remain \u2062unchanged<\/a>, there is some uncertainty among players about the new grooming standards, specifically avoiding looks reminiscent\u200b of\u200c the \u200breality show &#8220;Duck Dynasty.&#8221; Reactions to the policy shift have been mixed; some see it as overdue, while others, like former\u2064 player Ron Coomer, believe\u200d it undermines the team&#8217;s \u2063tradition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In recent weeks, I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees &mdash; spanning several eras &mdash; to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy, and I appreciate their earnest and varied feedback,&rdquo; Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Yankees\/status\/1892936061254271175?mx=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted Friday on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These most recent conversations are an extension of ongoing internal dialogue that dates back several years. 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 forward. It is the appropriate time to move beyond the familiar comfort of our former policy,&rdquo; the post said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner on the alteration of Yankees facial hair policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UdEuAg3gZy\">pic.twitter.com\/UdEuAg3gZy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees\/status\/1892936061254271175?\">February 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The rule was imposed by former owner George Steinbrenner, the father of Hal Steinbrenner, who said his father would agree that the change is fine if it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fan-appears-get-yankees-manager-ejected-bizarre-incident-5-pitches-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helps the team win<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/sports\/how-gleyber-torres-reacted-to-yankees-facial-hair-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Winning was the most important thing to my father,&rdquo; Hal Steinbrenner said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If somebody came and told him that they were very sure this could affect us getting the players we want to get &mdash; all we&rsquo;re trying to every offseason is put ourselves in the best position to get a player that we&rsquo;re trying to get,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If something like this would detract from that or lessen our chances, I don&rsquo;t know, I think he might be a little more apt to do the change that I did than people think, because it was about winning,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The former policy stated: &ldquo;All players, coaches and male executives are forbidden to display any facial hair other than mustaches (except for religious reasons), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-why-you-have-gray-hair\/\" title=\"This is Why You Have Gray Hair\">scalp hair<\/a> may not be grown below the collar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hair policy will remain the same,&rdquo; Hal Steinbrenner said Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/sports\/baseball\/yankees-beards-facial-hair-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Players said the rule on fuzzy faces is a little unclear.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only information we were offered from Cash is that we&rsquo;re not trying to look like Duck Dynasty,&rdquo; pitcher Gerrit Cols said, speaking of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6151787\/2025\/02\/21\/yankees-facial-hair-policy-reactions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No diss against Duck Dynasty. They&rsquo;re grinding in the woods all the time. You don&rsquo;t really have another option. But that was the only clarification we got,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In an article for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/sports\/it-was-past-time-for-yankees-outdated-hair-brained-policy-to-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, sportswriter Joel Sherman said the time had long since passed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-yankees-blow-5-run-lead-epic-defensive-meltdown-dodgers-rally-clinch-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> to be shelved.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This had become like guarding the last Radio Shack with your life. This was yelling to the heavens wondering why you were no longer being delivered a phonebook. This was making the argument these words you&rsquo;re reading would have been produced quicker and cleaner on a typewriter than a laptop,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Cubs broadcaster Ron Coomer, who played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strange-national-anthem-standoff-nearly-delays-yankees-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yankees<\/a> in 2002, took a different position, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/02\/21\/yankees-facial-hair-policy-change\/79449927007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s terrible,&rdquo; Coomer said. &ldquo;Mr. [George] Steinbrenner will be rolling over in his grave right now. 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Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner stated, \u201cRecently, I consulted many former and current Yankees from various eras to gather their views on our long-standing grooming policy. I value their honest and diverse feedback.\u201d He emphasized that after careful consideration, the team will now permit well-groomed beards for players and staff. This decision reflects an ongoing internal discussion about the policy&#8217;s relevance. The previous rule, established by former owner George Steinbrenner, prohibited all facial hair except mustaches (unless for religious reasons) and limited hair length. Some players found the guidelines unclear, while others expressed mixed feelings about this significant change in tradition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yankees.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50857,12138,26740],"class_list":["post-2405398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-facial-hair","tag-mlb","tag-yankees"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Yankees.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405402,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405398\/revisions\/2405402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}