Yankees, Devin Williams and Hal Steinbrenner

Yankees' Devin Williams helped change team's facial hair policy by meeting with team owner Hal Steinbrenner
The big news from the New York Yankees' spring training as the team opened camp this week was the change in the organization's long-standing facial hair policy. For the past 49 years, beards were not allowed among Yankees players.
See Devin Williams' Yankees baseball photo prior to facial hair policy change
Prior to the New York Yankees announcing a change to their longstanding no-facial-hair policy, newly acquired closer Devin Williams posed for a photo with some hair growth on his chin. The Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday,
Yankees’ Devin Williams requested meeting with owner Hal Steinbrenner over facial hair policy concerns
The Yankees amended their facial hair policy after it had been a topic of internal conversation for around 10 years.
Did Devin Williams leak the Yankees facial hair policy change with 1 photo?
The New York Yankees finally changed their archaic facial hair policy and fans are immediately thinking about one player: Devin Williams.
Devin Williams' eye-opening admission on Yankees' facial hair policy change
Devin Williams reacted to the New York Yankees' surprising decision to abandon their strict facial hair policy.
Devin Williams, ex-Yanks stars helped spur new facial-hair rule
New closer Devin Williams and several former Yankees stars helped nudge owner Hal Steinbrenner into changing the franchise's decades-old policy on facial hair.
Yankees’ Devin Williams opens up about one-of-a-kind ‘Airbender’ pitch
TAMPA — Devin Williams is used to it by now. “It’s usually the first question people ask me — or the only one,” he said with a chuckle. So in a clubhouse full of new teammates and coaches, Williams has already fielded his fair share of questions about the pitch that is so unique and nasty that it has its own name: The Airbender.
Devin Williams helps Yankees enter their beard era. Plus, 2 NL East aces return
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St. Louisan Devin Williams credited as Yankees nix decades-old beard ban
The New York Yankees' long-held prohibition on facial hair Friday is dead, and St. Louis native Devin Williams is being credited for driving the final nail in its coffin.
Devin Williams gets candid about Yankees’ new beard policy and its free agency implications
TAMPA — Devin Williams spoke to Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman last week to voice his preference on keeping his beard, but didn’t think anything would come of it. By Friday, the Yankees ...
Devin Williams can re-grow beard after Yankees change Steinbrenner rule on facial hair
Devin Williams had to say goodbye to his glorious beard after he was traded to the Yankees. But it turns out it's only a temporary absence.
Seeing New Yankees Pitcher Devin Williams Without a Beard is Jarring and Wrong
Devin Williams showed up to Spring Training with a beard. Before he was able to wear pinstripes, it was shaved.
Devin Williams's 'Airbender' pitch draws rave Austin Wells review
New York Yankees star closer Devin Williams' Airbender pitch receives extremely positive review from catcher Austin Wells.