The baseball world was shocked when the New York Yankees announced that the organization would be relaxing on their facial hair policy. The Yankees’ announcement to allow beards is no doubt a surprisi

The Yankees on Friday changed the club's facial hair policy, which stood for decades, allowing for "well-groomed beards." GM Brian Cashman had a funny way of explaining New York's definition of that.

In what can be described as a bombshell, considering the policy dates to 1976 and was instituted by George Steinbrenner three years after he bought the team, his son and Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner made the announcement in a news release early Friday morning.

The Yankees played Sinatra’s "That's Life" instead of the usual "New York, New York" on the loudspeakers after Sunday's 4-0 defeat.

The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra’s version of the “Theme From New York, New York” only after home wins instead of all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Stein