The big news of New York Yankees“Spring training as the team opened the camp this week was the change in long -standing facial hair policy of the organization.
In the past 49 yearsThe beards were not allowed among the players of the Yankees. But the owner of the Hal Steinbrenner team announced on Friday that the “well -maintained beards” would now be authorized As the deductible evolves over time.
New Yankees lift Devin Williams would have triggered the change of policy, meeting Steinbrenner and the managing director Brian Cashman to discuss the team rule, According to athletics. Williams previously favored a complete beard during his six seasons of previous major leagues and presented himself at the Yankees camp in Tampa with his facial hair still in place.
Williams reluctantly shaved when launchers and wrestlers had their first training, but had thatched on his face For team photos that reported a new era. He said to athletics that he intends to restore his beard and how long it probably becomes the limits of the adjusted policy of the Yankees.
Like Greg Vaughn Done with the Reds of Cincinnati 26 years agoWilliams seems to have triggered the change and released the face of his teammates.
Williams, 30, acknowledged that facial hair policy would be a factor to decide to re-sign with the Yankees. The stars’ lifter can be a free agent after the season and the figures are in demand with a career of 1.83 MPM, a rate of 14.3 stick withdraws per nine sleeves and 68 stops.
Steinbrenner acknowledged that politics could become an obstacle with future players’ acquisitions from a generation that smells of beards “part of their character. “”
“If I ever discovered that a player we wanted to acquire to improve, to get a championship, did not want to be here … would not come here because of this policy … It would be very, very,” , said Steinbrenner, Via Yahoo Sports’ Jake Mintz. “I am quite convinced that it is a real concern.”
However, Captain of Yankees Aaron Judge does not intend to let his hair develop.
“I was drafted by this organization, so the very first day I was here, I have shaved since 2013″, ” The judge said to the New York Post. “This is what I know, that’s what I’m used to. I look around, look at the old photos of past legends and people who played here, they all followed this rule, so I Just tried to follow their way. “
The judge continued by explaining that he had said to Steinbrenner to keep rules such as no hair under the collar in place was important to maintain the discipline and a standard with the Yankees.
