The Yankees have done away with their 49-year-old policy against facial hair. New York players will be allowed to sport 'well-groomed beards.' ...

For the first time in 50 years, a team that takes pride in a clean-cut look will allow players to grow beards.

When Williams was asked if he abide by the Yankees’ long-standing appearance ... All of the Yankees can grow beards. On the morning of the Yankees’ first spring game, owner Hal Steinbrenner ...

MORE: Daughter reacts to seeing dad without his beard for the first time The new policy statement from Hal Steinbrenner did not make it entirely clear what would be allowed as far as long hair.

Ace pitcher Gerrit Cole had long hair and a beard with the Houston Astros ... to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox.

And beloved first baseman Don Mattingly was famously ... end decided to make a change some might consider long overdue. "I heard why (facial hair) is important to this generation," he says.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Yankees will allow their players and uniformed staff to grow beards — so long as they are “well-groomed” — as Hal Steinbrenner announced on ...

The New York Yankees' facial hair and grooming policy, an infamous edict in place for nearly 50 years, was formally amended for the first time Friday ... free agency as long as the edict remained ...

Over the years players who sported long hair or beards were forced to trim them ... New Yankees closer Devin Williams appears to be the first beneficiary of the amended policy after he was spotted ...