The New York Yankees allow long hair...Will the stricter Yomiuri follow the changes of the times?

Feb 22, 2025

Ogasawara (right) and Lee Seung-yeop during the Yomiuri period. Ogasawara, who grew a beard during his time at Nippon Ham, moved to Yomiuri and played for seven years with a beard cut. Sports Nippon Headquarters Partnership

Odor who shaved his beard and participated in the Yomiuri spring camp. It followed the Yomiuri rule that bans beards. However, he refused Abe's order to go to the second division and left the team just before the opening. Photo capture =Miuri Giants

The New York Yankees, the most winning team in the World Series, have not allowed their players to grow beards for a long time. Long hair was also banned. It maintained strict dress regulations. He couldn't wear jeans, his daily clothes, and moved to a suit on the expedition. The same was applied to club officials. Only a neatly trimmed mustache is allowed.

It is a tradition that has continued for 50 years since legendary owner George Steinbrenner made regulations in the 1970s. It was a regulation that contained the pride of the most prestigious team in the Major League along with the striped uniform.

Long-haired players, called by the New York Yankees, showed up with long hair cut. He stood in front of the camera with his beard organized. The player who cherished his long hair and beard changed when he went to the New York Yankees. The appearance that changed like a different person became a hot topic.

Very few players expressed a slight dissatisfaction, but they followed the club's policy. Devin Williams, the closer who moved from the Milwaukee Brewers in December last year, appealed that he would like to grow a beard that he has grown for six years if possible.

Eric Thames, who played for the NC Dinos from 2014-2016. He is the best foreign hitter in Korean professional baseball history. Long beard was the trademark during the KBO League. He returned to the Major League after achieving his first KBO League '40 (home run)-40 (stealing)'. It created a story of the KBO League's reverse export.

Thames returned to Asia in 2021 after going through Milwaukee and the Washington Nationals. But he appeared with a long beard cut. Because I joined the Yomiuri Giants.

Yomiuri, the most winning team in the Japan Series, bans long hair and beard like the New York Yankees. I can't dye my hair and I can't get a tattoo. 뉴욕 양키스보

Tames when playing for NC. The long beard was the trademark. He shaved his beard and joined the Yomiuri in 2021. Reporter Jung Jae-geun

They are all more powerful. It is a kind of regulation of maintaining dignity that has continued like a tradition.

Michihiro Ogasawara, who made a strong impression with a beard when he was with the Nippon Ham Fighters, also followed the rule. He improved his appearance in 2007 and wore a Yomiuri uniform. When he left the Yomiuri, he returned to his previous appearance. He played seven years for the Yomiuri Giants and grew his beard again when he moved to the Chunichi Dragons in 2014.

Venezuelan infielder Rougned Odor shaved his beard last year and joined Yomiuri. He said he respected the Yomiuri team and followed the rules. Odor and Yomiuri's companionship quickly ended. Odor left just before the opening of the season, refusing coach Abe Shinnosuke's order to reorganize in the second division.

Compared to the Major League, the Japanese professional baseball league is more passive about changing regulations. There is a strong tendency to maintain baseball's unique tradition. According to the changing times of the New York Yankees,

Johnny Damon, who had a long beard, cleaned it up when he moved to the New York Yankees. Yonhap News

I wonder what choice Yomiuri will make.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.