“I have nothing against long hair per se,” Steinbrenner told Murray ... "Everyone was kind of stunned," Williams told ESPN's Jeff Passan. "There were a few guys who had heard it was being ...

while knowing they would be forced to shave beards or long hair. ESPN's Jeff Passan corroborated that report, noting that several players and individuals of influence within the Yankee ...

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Steinbrenner and other high-ranking ... The Yankees adopted a policy banning beards and long hair in 1973 under then-owner George Steinbrenner because he didn ...

For nearly a half-century, the New York Yankees' facial-hair policy kept the visages of some of the world's most famous baseball players whisker-free. Over the past week, with a nudge from a new ...

However, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Williams got the ball rolling on the facial hair policy change by having conversations with manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman.