TAMPA — 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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — 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 ...

For ages the New York Yankees have had a strict no-facial hair policy. But on Friday, the team decided that the policy will go the way of the dodo. This morning, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner ...

In a statement announcing the decision, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the organization will allow "well-groomed beards" effective immediately, changing a rule his father, George, established ...