Deliver the beards again to the Bronx.
Yankees managing common accomplice Hal Steinbrenner declared “effectively groomed beards” could be permitted in declaring an finish to the franchise’s longstanding coverage that allowed mustaches however not beards or unruly sideburns.
“In current weeks I’ve spoken to numerous former and present Yankees – spanning a number of eras – to elicit their views on our longstanding facial hair and grooming coverage, and I recognize their earnest and various suggestions,” Steinbrenner mentioned Friday morning in an announcement. “These most up-to-date conversations are an extension of ongoing inside dialogue that dates again a number of years. In the end the ultimate determination rests with me, and after nice consideration, we can be amending our expectations to permit our gamers and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards shifting ahead. It’s the acceptable time to maneuver past the acquainted consolation of our former coverage.”
The coverage on participant look consists of the size of their mane — stating “hair can’t contact the uniform collar” — and happened in 1976. When George Steinbrenner died in 2010, his daughter and Yankees managing accomplice, Jennifer, insisted the workforce’s rule not be modified.
A generational shift that got here too late for infamously shaggy stars akin to Johnny Damon and Randy Johnson takes impact instantly.
Ironic timing or a part of a plan as Steinbrenner claimed, there’s at the very least one present Yankees participant who appreciates the razor aid. New nearer Devin Williams reported to Tampa with the goatee look he is had for a number of years. When the subject of the facial hair coverage got here up, Williams was coy and mentioned solely “we’ll see” when pressed on his plans for altering his look.
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