Carry the beards again to the Bronx.
Yankees managing common companion Hal Steinbrenner declared “properly 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 latest 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 respect their earnest and diverse suggestions,” Steinbrenner stated Friday morning in a press release. “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 might be amending our expectations to permit our gamers and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards shifting ahead. It’s the applicable 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 not contact the uniform collar” — and took place in 1976. When George Steinbrenner died in 2010, his daughter and Yankees managing companion, Jennifer, insisted the staff’s rule not be modified.
A generational shift that got here too late for infamously shaggy stars corresponding to Johnny Damon and Randy Johnson takes impact instantly.
Ironic timing or a part of a plan as Steinbrenner claimed, there’s not less than 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 stated solely “we’ll see” when pressed on his plans for altering his look.
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