Goodbye to Baseball’s Most Anachronistic Rule
The New York Yankees have abandoned their half-century prohibition of beards, a policy that was archaic even from its infancy ...
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Yankees finally ditch their ridiculous beard policy
The Yankees’ “appearance policy” first started when George Steinbrenner took over the team in 1973, and made an official team rule in 1976 ... from the Cincinnati Reds, who had banned ...
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A brief history of beards and baseball after the Yankees lift their no beard policy
The New York Yankees are changing a nearly 50-year-old policy that banned beards. Here are some things to know about the ...
New York Yankees drop ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner
The New York Yankees have lifted their 49-year ban on beards, originally imposed by George Steinbrenner, to enhance player ...
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A brief history of beards and baseball after the Yankees lift their no beard policy
It was even a deal breaker for some Major League Baseball (MLB ... not the only MLB team to have a facial hair policy. The Cincinnati Reds banned facial hair starting in 1969 before lifting ...
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Mike Cuellar: The Orioles’ Ace Who Came Out of Nowhere
He went 23-11 for the Orioles in 1969 and ultimately won 143 games for manager Earl Weaver through 1976 ... at least in baseball years. Born in pre-Castro Cuba in 1937, Cuellar had signed with the ...
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How a 15-year-old pitched for the Reds
This is the story of a baseball ... in Cincinnati. Joining the Reds Initially, the Reds were interested in Nuxhall's father, Orville, a semi-pro pitcher. “I've told the story often,” Nuxhall said in ...