The New York Yankees have at all times been a “clean-cut” group. Effectively, type of.
It began in 1976 when George Steinbrenner applied a coverage to put in order in his group. He wished his gamers to have quick hair and clean-shaven faces.
“I’ve nothing towards lengthy hair per se,” Steinbrenner advised Murray Chass of The New York Occasions in March 1976. “However I am making an attempt to instill sure sense of order and self-discipline within the ball membership as a result of I believe self-discipline is essential in an athlete.”
That coverage continued for almost 50 years, however the winds of change are blowing in New York. On Friday, George Steinbrenner’s son, Hal, introduced that Yankees gamers might now put on a “well-groomed beard” to make them extra snug and maybe appeal to extra free brokers to town.
