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It’s Time for the New York Yankees to Modernize Their Facial Hair Policy

New York Yankees have always had one slightly unconventional policy that has set them apart from the rest of the teams in Major League Baseball: Their players are not permitted to sport an unprofessional amount of facial hair.

This was started by the late George Steinbrenner in 1973 and has stuck with the franchise ever since.

Since then, countless players have had to trim their beards to play for the Bombers. Most recently, Johnny Damon and Kevin Youkilis had to shave their incredible beards just to put on the pinstripes.

Damon, coming over from the Boston Red Sox, had a beard that rivaled most primitive cavemen. Howevever, he appeared at his introductory press conference with the Yankees in December of 2005 cleanly shaven.


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