The Yankees, at long last altering a George Steinbrenner-era policy on facial hair, will allow players "to have well-groomed beards moving forward."

George Steinbrenner instituted the policy in 1976, three years after he bought the team, when the fashion of the era saw long hair and unkempt beards became commonplace. Steinbrenner, a former member of the U.S. Air Force, did not agree with the style of the times.