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Yankees Trimming Long-Held Policy to Attract Free Agents

The New York Yankees are parting ways with a famed, long-held facial hair policy.
Yankees Trimming Long-Held Policy to Attract Free Agents
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game in New York, on Aug. 21, 2021. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo
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The New York Yankees are getting with the times in baseball in order to keep building the roster.

For almost 50 years, the Yankees didn’t allow facial hair—until now. Baseball players sporting beards is popular around the league, and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced a policy change on Friday to permit “well-groomed beards” instead of only a clean shave.

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