Before signing with the Yankees ahead of the 1977 season, Jackson spent 1968-75 with the Oakland Athletics, a team that ...
The policy, instituted in the 1970s by George Steinbrenner, had forced players to trim their hair if they wanted to join the team.
The Yankees have finally amended their policy to allow "well-groomed beards" ... but it's far too late for the hairstyles of these players.
Robinson Cano was on track to be a lifelong Yankee after spending his first nine seasons with the club that signed him in ...
Old Facial Hair Policy, Embrace Change For nearly 50 years, wearing the Yankees’ iconic pinstripes came with a condition—clean-shaven faces, neatly trimmed hair, and no beards. That long-standing rule ...