{"id":27824,"date":"2025-02-22T02:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27824"},"modified":"2025-02-22T02:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:25:58","slug":"fans-go-wild-after-yankees-stunning-facial-hair-policy-change-shakes-up-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27824","title":{"rendered":"Fans Go Wild After Yankees\u2019 Stunning Facial Hair Policy Change Shakes Up MLB!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baseball fans had plenty of jokes after the Yankees surprisingly altered one of their biggest franchise rules.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The 2025 MLB season is already shaping up to be different than any in the last 50 years. Not due to any changes in the game, but rather due to the shocking Friday morning news that beards are coming to the pinstripes. That’s right\u2014 the New York Yankees\u00a0announced they would be altering their longstanding facial hair rule and going forward will allow for “well-groomed beards” on the faces of their players.<\/p>\n

It is both a massive change and incredibly meaningless at the same time. Which means it’s perfect fodder for MLB fans to crack many jokes. Here are some of the best from the ground-breaking news out of the Bronx.<\/p>\n

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