Yankees’ Devin Williams requested meeting with owner Hal Steinbrenner over facial hair policy concerns
The Yankees amended their facial hair policy after it had been a topic of internal conversation for around 10 years.
Yankees will play Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ only after home wins, returning to original custom
The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra’s version of the “Theme From New York, New York” only after home wins instead of all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Steinbrenner in 1980.
Hal Steinbrenner talks Yankees’ payroll, luxury taxes, potential salary cap
Hal Steinbrenner: No edict to spend less on Yankees' payroll
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said Friday that he has not ordered his front office to drop the team's player payroll, adding, "We know what our fans expect."
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner would be for a salary cap, under right circumstances
Would George approve? Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner allowing groomed beards, but keeps rest of appearance policy
Decades before George Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees, the future Boss spent his high school years at Indiana boarding school from 1944-47. Later, after earning a B.A. at Williams College in 1952,
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Yankees clip ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries to win its first World Series title since 2009.
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Yankees drop ban on beards 49 years after it was imposed by Steinbrenner
The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries to win its first World Series title since 2009.
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Yankees End 49-Year Beard Ban Imposed by Owner George Steinbrenner
In a historic shift, the New York Yankees end their longstanding beard ban, prioritizing winning over traditional grooming rules.
Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner reveals motivation behind stunning change to long-standing facial hair policy
New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner revealed Friday his motivation behind changing the team's long-standing policy on facial hair and why it was time to change.
New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
Yankees announced the facial policy during spring training in 1976, mandating no long hair or beards — mustaches were allowed.
New York Yankees drop their ban on beards — 49 years after George Steinbrenner imposed it
As recently as Monday, the New York Yankees left reminders on the clubhouse chair of each player to arrive clean-shaven the next morning for photo day.
Yankees change infamous facial hair policy: Players can now have 'well-groomed beards,' Hal Steinbrenner says
The New York Yankees announced Friday morning that they are altering their longstanding facial hair policy. Players and uniformed personnel will now be allowed to have "well-groomed beards," team chairman Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement.
Yankees change facial hair policy, will allow 'well-groomed beards'
In what can be described as a bombshell, considering the policy dates to 1976 and was instituted by George Steinbrenner three years after he bought the team, his son and Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner made the announcement in a news release early Friday morning.