Michael , Don and Peter screaming over the no beard Yankees rule The Michael Kay Show TMKS

[@gravy0038]

Kay arguing with 2 dudes with beards 😂

[@johnjackson6904]

lmfaooooo

[@leemarkowitz4709]

Their opinions are just as valid and no more biased than someone without a beard

[@TonyTone1]

Good point, Mike’s point is valid

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

Don "that wouldnt fly today" Kay "its still happening, its flying!" Killed me

[@boridebrooklyn8300]

Yea flying to the ground !!!!

[@mbendero]

IMO the grooming standards should have been abolished the minute Hal sold a spot on the pinstripes for advertising.

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

I like the shaving rule, but this is a spot ok take

[@lilxtra6211]

100% either be about it or don’t but don’t talk to me about tradition that people hate if you’re going to fuck with traditions people love

[@JoeAnania]

I am a retired UPS driver. UPS has a shave policy. A Muslim driver sued UPS essentially saying having to shave was violating his religion. In 2019 UPS decided to allow their drivers to have facial hair. The N Y Yankees need to join the 21st century. I am almost positive they are losing free agents because of this ridiculous rule.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

The Yankees allow exceptions for religious reasons

[@JoeAnania]

Explain in more detail. How?

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

@@JoeAnania how the Yankees allow religious exceptions? It’s very simple, if a player is of a religion where having a beard or long hair is essential to the player’s religion, that player is allowed to keep that beard and hair, but all the players who aren’t part of a religion like that, still have to shave

[@JoeAnania]

That's funny. If that was true, which it isn't, half the team would have beards.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

@@JoeAnania no, half the team is not Islamic, Sikh, or Amish. The only mainstream religions that require beards are Islam, Sikhism, and the Amish, of which the Yankees have zero players on their team that are part of those religions, to the extent where they wouldn’t shave their beard. If a player who was strictly Islamic were to play for the Yankees, they’d allow him to have his beard as it’s cited in scripture that Islamic men must seek to follow the noble example of the prophet of Islam, the holy prophet had a beard and wore a turban. Very few religions require people to have facial hair and the ones that do, while already extremely rare in this country are exponentially more rare in American baseball, hence why we’ve never seen this example play out The specific text of the Yankees rule is literally “All Players, Coaches, and Male executives are forbidden to display any facial hair, other than mustaches (except for religious reasons), and scalp hair may not be grown below the collar”

[@dennisclarke6456]

Talking about the Yankee way meanwhile Cashman gets to drop “F Bombs” during press conferences lol

[@zechariahgibson9780]

And Hal said something about it too. Didn't like it at all

[@coasterking1078]

thats a good point

[@jhaokeh5327]

Hal did actually say that wasn’t ok

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

@@jhaokeh5327Hal saying it wasn’t ok doesn’t mean anything, Cashman still has his job, Cashman also should’ve been in deep shit for angering the Stanton agent after talking shit about Stanton, that agent also happened to be Yamamoto’s agent..

[@jhaokeh5327]

@@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642 I’m sure Cashman was in deep shit it probably just wasn’t public or anything

[@onespeedlite]

BREAKING NEWS: The Yankees has reaffirmed its no hair rule by passing out Manscaped to every player. "Our goal is to instill a sense of order, discipline, and a winning culture that defines the Yankees," said Brian Cashman." "We believe there are few things that exemplify pride and discipline more than a pair of well-groomed balls."

[@michaelares4240]

We don’t want we like a other riff raff

[@rltservicesllc5907]

The only thing I agree with Cashman. Who wants to see animals and gross looking children running around. Look clean,uniformed, and look like MEN!

[@TL2354]

Which Yankee?

[@carminericca1740]

It’s tougher when you’re at the top😅

[@carminericca1740]

People don’t listen to facts they sit on hold waiting to argue Michael slips commercials in then more arguing no beards or long hair not a bad idea George!

[@MrLokojorge]

Andrew McCutchen spoke out about that rule, he was not able to keep his beard or braids when he was traded. I agree when they are a free agent but when you are traded and have no say, that is the issue.

[@leemarkowitz4709]

Agreed but you can’t have separate rules for the FA signed players and trade acquired players

[@reapercuss]

"Why do I have to defend it" nobody is making you defend it Michael 😂

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

David Price is a player I remember that came out publicly to say he’d never play for the Yankees, strictly because of the no beard rule.

[@MidnightTokenFloydChatAccount]

Brian wilson is another

[@jonathonhanson7278]

And he was terrible after that

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

@@jonathonhanson7278 he was 😂

[@garyt19651]

Good for him, then don't play for the Yankees

[@frankiev6207]

Yankees never wanted David price so that’s irrelevant

[@Zzzkilla]

Only old mfs would be crying about hair and beard…

[@NYCCamper]

The no beard policy definitely has worked since 2009😂.

[@MrTstone91]

Yes THAT'S why they haven't won since 2009 it's the beard rules fault! Lol

[@DD-fm7xb]

I watched one of the playoff games with my 86 year old mother, she couldn't believe then men were wearing braids and homeless beards, and I agree with her

[@Platerpus7]

Yeah that’s exactly why they haven’t won since 2009. Nothing to do with the terrible decision making by the front office and everybody always getting hurt.

[@Platerpus7]

@@sk1nz28I think really old people have better ideas than really young people.

[@NYCCamper]

@Platerpus7 well I'm good. I have so many championships from the Yankees, I'm good. I've seen more championships than most fans will ever see in their lifetime. This helps my misery with the jets and knicks(sort of 😆).

[@jdunse18]

Yankees reached out to Brain Wilson from the San Francisco Giants. He told the Yankees no because he wasn't shaving his beard. So there's ur one player Michael.

[@shernigz]

And that was his loss 😂

[@Stacey_-bf2mb]

I can’t imagine Tatis going to NYY

[@JoseMedina-oc2nd]

Luis Castillo Didn’t want trade to Yanks , bc of his long hair,,, He’s An Ace!!!! Our Loss!!!!

[@johnd3233]

​@@shernigzLOL his loss how? The Yankees sucked ass when they wanted to sign him. He would have probably ruined his career playing for that horrendous team in that little league stadium.

[@jimsullivan3219]

Wilson's career was already ruined at that point. If Wilson did indeed turn the Yankees down because of the facial hair rule, it was when Wilson was a FA and while he was recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. Wilson signed with the Dodgers and played only 2 more seasons, pitching just 62 total innings, with a 3.62 ERA and only 1 save. In other words...it was no big loss for the Yankees. @@johnd3233

[@KTF0]

Brian Wilson actually said he didnt want to shave his beard when the Yanks offered him the most money.

[@AlexHernandez-wj5zu]

Brian Wilson literally refused to go to NY because of the beard rule

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

Thank you! Been trying to think of his name for days

[@PopOutPaulie]

I specifically remember in 2022 Michael Kay saying the Yankees needed Luis Castillo before and even after he got traded to the Mariners. Castillo didn't want to cut his hair off and the reds did him a solid by trading him to the Mariners. Both offers from the Mariners and Yankees were about the same value wise so That beard 100% costed the yankees a player and i know Michael Kay may even argue that the Yanks might've even won a game if they had Castillo during the Astros series.

[@chrisheffernan7540]

And Castillo will never win a WS in Seattle. This is the Yankees. They are different, get over it.

[@PopOutPaulie]

@@chrisheffernan7540 Bro stop. The Yankees haven't even been to a WS since 2009. So I don't wanna hear it like you guys are a powerhouse. Soon Castillo will be a FA and can go where he pleases. Won't be to the bum ass fucking Yankees

[@nicolasbaker9601]

@@chrisheffernan7540 he wouldn't win one in pinstripes either lmao

[@FRESHALEX760]

Yep

[@chrisheffernan7540]

@@nicolasbaker9601 He stands a much better chance in pinstripes. At least they will attempt to build a team. Seattle Zeto chance.

[@jasonlopez8499]

as someone who was in the military, the reason why we don't get to have long hair and beards is because we have to maintain a tight seal when wearing MOPP gear. thats really the only reason. however you are allowed to grow a beard to certain length if you get a medical note because shaving everyday is bad for your skin. also if you are special forces you are allowed to grow a beard and hair.

[@Champ-ch5tp]

So?

[@jasonlopez8499]

@@Champ-ch5tp so Michael Kay using the military as an argument was lame. They don’t shave in the military out of professionalism. They shave because they need to fit a gas mask.

[@jaycitowilli6428]

This no beard thing is old and corny. And im a fan sice 85

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

They were an abysmal team back then

[@garyt19651]

Keep the rule !!!! It doesn't matter what year it is

[@jhaokeh5327]

@@garyt19651why does the rule need to be kept

[@ledzep9943]

@@jhaokeh5327keeps us classy.

[@jhaokeh5327]

@@ledzep9943 I’m sorry but ur living in the past, time change gotta keep up with the times instead living in the past

[@kobejete2796]

Thank you for uploading this from uranus!

[@strkeout]

Did you record this over the airwaves using an antenna? Adjust the rabbit ears!

[@GuevaraGarden]

Wasn't expecting to see that from Michael; Don maybe but Michael? LOL! 🤣😂🤣😂

[@robho3308]

Kay cant grow a beard. That why he is so upset.

[@williamdecicco4164]

The team is a legacy. it's to be a professional looking team, Kay is right. It's a tradition. It's a team building thing.😎

[@wolfwilliams]

Wrong. ... It's a silly rule that any player could break and the team couldn't/shouldn't do anything. Labor rules have to favor the individual worker.

[@williamdecicco4164]

@wolfwilliams , hasn't that been a rule since the Yankees became the Yankees back in the 1900's. I know that times have changed, but wouldn't you see that as a team building chemistry thing in the clubhouse, like were one unit working as one, their is no I in team. I see a lot of players having the same haircut during games. So, would you call that team chemistry. Chemistry in a clubhouse is important. Wouldn't you say so.

[@wolfwilliams]

If your team's 162-game chemistry relies on facial hair gimmicks, then you've already lost. ... And I'm all for player independence, labor independence, and view rules by bosses as forms of slavery.

[@VisionRestaurativa]

@@williamdecicco4164its all about freedom, the right to choose. Isn’t that what America stands for? If the whole team decided to get the same haircut or same beard or shave it, if they had that choice then thats real chemistry. That rule its an unnecessary pressure that hurts THE TEAM

[@NotExplicable]

@@wolfwilliams didn't hurt Texas with Marcus Seimien, why didn't the Yankees get Seagar etc etc?

[@TheNEPABASSQuests]

Kay is the best.

[@davidlarsen-tj4tn]

I got no problem if they loosened up the rules a bit and let players grow a neatly groomed beard and such.

[@kenystoltzfus-tl3ie]

Yup, I agree with Michael!

[@moo-moo74]

Yup, I agree with Don

[@HungGottiYoCarti82328]

Definitely on don side

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

Im a Younger fan (27) but i like the facial hair/head hair rule. Tradition still needs to mean something, despite recent struggles. It's a very well known "criterion" for being a yankee

[@Garf_malarf]

You’re not young bro you’re old asf

[@JamesEvans2023]

@@zdr01031994 So do you respect a player more for doing it because they have to or because they choose to?

[@Champ-ch5tp]

​@@zdr01031994means u like losing then

[@noelv1976]

There are certain players within the organization that are pushing the boundaries. And those that cut or shave immediately complain once they leave. Let them grow their beard or hair.

[@gaetanodetorrice5555]

Like the Oakland A's everybody on the team grew a mustache it was like a tradition with them 👍 back in the seventies😊.

[@joanned8172]

All it would take is a single player suing the team for the rule to vanish, the beard rule policy is actually a direct violation of NY state law. Kay is wrong about never losing a player over the hair policy, all the players against it simply choose not to sign with the yankees. This Yankees team isn't the Ruth team or the 50's teams, this team is simply another team in baseball.

[@eddya.3776]

There is no law that states that the Yankees can't have this rule and the players can not sue.

[@joanned8172]

@@eddya.3776 Yes there is its under the human rights act of the state that forbids any employer from discriminating against head and facial hair for any reason. It would only take a single person affected by the Yankees rule to file a state lawsuit to make the Yankees be forced to remove it. To say the players cannot sue is ridiculous you can sue for pretty much anything in the USA, especially for something the law of a state expressly forbids.

[@strange-universe]

@@joanned8172 it is a fact that MLB runs under a different set of rules than corporate America.

[@joanned8172]

@@strange-universe MLB is not exempt from discrimination laws under human rights charters.

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

If a player got petty and sued the Yankees for this they'd get exiled from baseball lol. Career instantly over

[@Floww23]

I hate that defense about “discipline” if like the other 29 teams don’t have great players with plenty of discipline and have long hair/facial hair…over here worried about shaving rather than getting them practices and developing there’s where the discipline should be no in a razor 🪒 and I can name 3 players Manny Ramirez, Brian Wilson and David price all said 🖕partly because of that

[@calebfernandez7782]

That sounds like Yankee boy talk 😂

[@zachstolpa6521]

Agreed lol

[@bryguy4446]

People bring up a few Yankee traditions that need to go. The facial hair policy, no names on the back of the jerseys and no alternative uniform from the traditional home pinstripes and road greys. It's 2023. The Yankees are leaving a ton of money on the table with all three policies.

[@nrox1051]

David Price actually said that he would never play for the Yankees because of this rule.

[@danielcapece782]

Worked good for the yankees then

[@jimerrigo7142]

big deal david price, who cares

[@josephpapa0]

Yanks wer his daddy

[@FruityGangster]

Price is a bum. A rotten tomato!

[@garyt19651]

Then don't play for them

[@kendellwiggins6738]

They shaved without a complaint Michael because there is nothing in their contracts or collective bargaining agreement to where they can fight it! Unless somebody was waiting to go to court to fight the Yankees & MLB over this of course they will comply because they all need to get PAID! Yes, there are standards with companies, but Kay getting so emotional over this IS defending the Yankees whether he admits it or not! If it wasn't personal than why get so worked up Kay? Kay is part of the problem with baseball! Old school. No names on the jersey. No beards. Don't Asterix the records, just have confusion over steroids but MLB didn't turn the revenue back to the fans they made off of Bonds, Sosa, Mcgwire. I love the baseball & my Yankees, but Kay is out of touch here, some of the rules are out of date and need to be changed. That's life!

[@-JAVY-]

Kay says he doesnt wanna talk about it, but hes the 1 who brought up the convo

[@codeeast1224]

I support this rule. Johnny Damon is a great example!

[@jorgejohnson451]

0:49 “A militaristic type of guy.” That’s code for never served but wants people to think that he might have.

[@jonathonhanson7278]

No that means doing things by the book with a too down approach.

[@jorgejohnson451]

@@jonathonhanson7278 What book?

[@rossdilworth3412]

They haven't won in awhile, so keep doing what your doing.

[@Cadzilla_V]

It's just like the no names on the jerseys, you aren't an individual, you are a team and should play like a team.

[@gregthegroove]

This is right and wrong at the same time. They didn’t put names on home jerseys because the teams back then assumed their fans would know the jersey numbers. That’s why you saw names on away jerseys way more back in the day.

[@AnthonyDRLopez]

Bob Knight Rest In Power was cut from the same cloth if I’m not mistaken. Michael is right though name one player lol 😂. A Bronx homer yes MIKE talk your ISH. BTW love all 3 of y’all.

[@WiffGiff]

And other teams don’t play like a team with beards and all?

[@harryhopper9971]

David Price said he wouldn't come here because of the policy.

[@garyt19651]

stay away David

[@DD-fm7xb]

What an absurd video...One of the rare times I do agree with Kay's schilling though...He's right, that's the teams policy, to look clean cut...The way he blew a gasket trying to defend it though was over the top !!

[@Nick_____Andriano.3]

it’s entertainment!

[@JamesEvans2023]

Bro when America's team policy was Slavery, we ended up getting rid of it and still ended up looking really bad. You probably shouldn't really lean on that in any arguments.

[@jamesniesuchouski9373]

I agree with Kayster... At my job... I can't "express" myself either... there are policies and rules.

[@benreavely4891]

I am a 72 year-old lifelong Yankees fan with a beard headed towards my navel. The Yankees are undoubtedly the best-looking cleanest cut sports team in any league. Today there are a lot of athletes that almost look homeless. It is refreshing to know there is still a team that takes pride in the appearance of their players. After all the players are still employees and management does have the right to make a few rules.

[@Sheha-fc6ht]

Agreed. The Boston Red Sox always look like a bunch of pathetic slobs.

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

Damm right

[@moo-moo74]

Damn wrong. Get rid of that BULLSHIT STEREOTYPICAL RULE! GTFOH CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

[@robbie5138]

Yeah but when it hurts your actual team because players won't sign there due to Taxes and the Hair and Beard rule you aren't doing right for your business. This team is a joke and "Clean cut" doesn't mean anything besides maybe an Inferior product on the field. Time to Grow up and progress with the world.

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

@robbie5138 good grief grow up, never have they lost a player because of that😅🤣😂😂 u must be 5 yrs old thinking these clowns on other teams looking like dirty nasty homeless ppl unable to bathe look ok.its a joke 😅🤣🤣😂😂

[@josephyosco6982]

Check out who controls and monitors the hair rule, Jennifer Steinbrenner and she spends thousands every year on her hair , nails and what have you to look as she feels. To me that's BS and I've been watching the Yankees since 61!

[@Lualra]

Name: Prime David Price. In the early 2010’s when he was becoming an UFA he said he wouldn’t come to the Yankees because of the policy. And at the time Price was one of the best starters in the entire league, and the Yankees desperately needed pitching outside of CC.

[@swizzlekix]

David price 😂

[@Lualra]

@@swizzlekix yeah, David Price.

[@swizzlekix]

😂😂😂

[@Lualra]

@@swizzlekix you’re laughing like he wasn’t a great pitcher, especially at that time.

[@strkeout]

And his beard saved them from that contract!

[@inlivingcolor...abroad6099]

“A nice charming thing” 😂😂😂

[@onmysquare3536]

It's funny, we can have full beards in the Navy, but they can't have one on the Yankees

[@jordy65056]

Being clean shaved doesn't make you professional i wish people got that

[@Christopher-jk9bj]

mix the rule up, add the beard to the mustache, which is already allowed and keep the short hair rule where it stands@@jordy65056

[@jimerrigo7142]

@@jordy65056 if i am to pay a player 10Million a year he better follow the rules otherwise get lost

[@JohnM-sw4sc]

@@jordy65056 there are some of these baseball guys like marsh who are completely unkempt

[@jordy65056]

@@JohnM-sw4sc if you wanna ban extreme hair grow like marsh, (which i wouldn't do) i get it...but the Yankees aren't banning that they're banning every single beard even the low ones even a little tiny beard is banned

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

Kay is EXACTLY RIGHT

[@erictaylor5004]

Bryan Wilson and David Price were two players with beards who refused to play for Yankees because of that policy. This is the answer Michael is looking for.

[@Wakanda1967]

Yankees didn’t want neither of them

[@JoseMedina-oc2nd]

We wanted Luis Castillo And He made it known he wasn’t cutting his Long Hair don’t trade him to Yanks,,,,,,

[@judahmoscato2587]

Lies ​@@Wakanda1967

[@ivanercoll]

I agree with Michael 100%

[@AnthonyDRLopez]

Bro I like my job of 24 yrs because of the flexibility but quite frankly that’s the YANKs my man. The Old Man was a MF but he loved the franchise almost like a family member. And yes I respect that to the utmost. Great example of the no names on the jerseys. You may not believe it but of if I could own the Yanks I would still rock my “ goatee” 😂.

[@CesarHernandez-pd1eb]

Can Michael Kay grow a beard LOL

[@stevenkopko5943]

No just ears and nose hairs

[@CesarHernandez-pd1eb]

@@stevenkopko5943 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@albertelnen9144]

Super hairy Red Sox won a World Series.

[@garyt19651]

so ?? Keep the rule I say.

[@JorgeRodriguez-gp2hf]

I must say i agree with Michael on this

[@JuanRivera-Pr365]

These are the Yankees. We’re not slobs like the Red Sox! You get paid millions, shave lmao

[@zachstolpa6521]

Red Sox have also won more championships in recent memory than the Yankees so what does that say?

[@nealgrignon4826]

Michael your right !

[@subhumanspeciess]

Personally, I thought Rougned Odor looked hilarious with no beard

[@jayjayson9613]

Im not a Yankees fan and I have a beard myself but honestly I like this no beard rule. Carry yourself with class, you're representing the organization a historic one at that(hurts praising the Yankess as a Red Sox fan btw) so shaving everyday shouldn't be an issue. Also George made this decision, respect and honor his decision to this day

[@Matt-le5cc]

I just don’t understand how having a beard isn’t “classy.” I’m not talking about a big lumberjack beard either

[@jermainewilliams3421]

So, having a beard is classless? What a stupid comment, especially considering you have one yourself. I guess you're classless then.

[@drlongus8321]

Michael has beard envy

[@chop3625]

Imagine getting paid millions and having a discussion over beards and hair. What’s next West Point Cadets with braids? Rules work fat Don.

[@sheldonf]

The real point of doing it in the military is for hygiene and non-individuality. I love that the Yankees have a no facial hair rule. It sets them apart from the rest of the players. Thank you Michael!

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

Exactly right

[@ryancalhoun2910]

It's a stupid, discriminatory policy that should be challenged in court and thrown out.

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

@ryancalhoun2910 😆😅🤣😂😂 good grief, how old are you 🤡🤣😂

[@user-ln6re2rz5l]

@@ryancalhoun2910 you must be indoctrinated 😅🤣😂😂

[@sheldonf]

@@ryancalhoun2910 😝

[@JevonSwallow]

“Othani doesn’t have a beard” buddy that’s not from his lack of trying, it’s genetics

[@matthewweaver7805]

Peter and Don sporting beards had ZERO to do with their ridiculous argument.....

[@reneroberts3555]

Thanks Mike!! It does matter and it means as much today as it did yesterday! People are just so out of control today that they don’t realize how much of a mess they’ve become. Rules and Discipline are not abuse. It keeps things from being chaotic and spinning out of control!! The world is a free for all these days. They can’t even drive down the road without breaking 10 laws. We need to get back to discipline and following rules in all areas of our lives before it’s too late!!

[@jordy65056]

You're comparing laws to a beard 😂😂😂 if you drive a red light you run the risk of killing someone having a beard doesn't hurt anyone

[@robertmaddelena530]

Go with well trimmed facial hair. A full beard but maybe a half inch and trimmed.

[@reneroberts3555]

@@jordy65056 The point is people do whatever they want these days, you can’t tell anyone anything!! I’m a retired corrections officer ( retired Captain) believe me if you let people do whatever they want with no laws or rules in place things spin out of control quickly. It doesn’t matter what we’re taking about sports teams, Jails, The Military, Schools, The work place. It’s all the same!!

[@jordy65056]

@@reneroberts3555 i believe in freedom you should do whatever you want as long as you're not affecting others, or affecting your ability to do your job which obviously this doesn't do, I also believe rules need to make sense and not just for the hell of it

[@reneroberts3555]

@@jordy65056 That’s true beards don’t harm anyone. I think that’s a stupid rule myself. But allowing hitters to flip their bats after home runs and showing up pitchers is BS! The batter doesn’t get a warning for that, but when the pitcher hits the next batter in the ribs with a fastball the ump warns the pitcher and both teams, or the benches clear and all Hell breaks loose. They’re professionals do they really need to flip their bat when they hit a HR? Showboating or Taunting shouldn’t be allowed, kids watch and emulate these players. We should be setting better examples for them on how to respect each other on and off the field. A better set of rules and consequences for breaking them would go a long way to putting an end to that nonsense. Taunting is a penalty in the NFL. In baseball ( these days) it’s “let the kids have fun”. Freedom is great but when our actions encroach on others rights and freedoms disaster is right around the corner in sports and in life. Sorry man, Excuse me for rambling!

[@HKim0072]

lol, my brother was in the Special Forces. Basically, the MLB of the military and they grew their hair out and had facial hair. Way less rules.

[@chernandez212331]

As a yankee fan, this is the dumbest rule in sports. If I was a professional baseball player I’d never want to play for a team with such an outdated and ridiculous rule

[@jimmycoscia2539]

Kay heated

[@artvalentine5153]

If they have a TEAM rule, follow it. It is simple. If not go to another team or buy your own team. Ridiculous! Any Yankee fan who does not like this rule is questionable. The team also does not wear names on the back. Why? Because it is about the TEAM!

[@moo-moo74]

Agreed. Change is inevitable though. That rule will be banished. 🤣🤣

[@gforce97]

pretty dumb way of thinking. if everything is about the team, then why do their individual stats matter?? why did judge and a rod win mvps if they only played about the team??

[@marblehillpjs]

Donny baseball got benched for refusing to shave and then the rule was thrown out the window for the 1995 playoffs

[@PHN-2024]

The Two Guys that have Beards on the Show are the ones against the YANKEES facial hair Policy, Surprise!

[@Phillyfan94]

I like the Yankees dress code

[@landoncarmody7812]

if a player chooses to have a simple beard over millions and a chance to win , i don’t want the player in the first place

[@zachstolpa6521]

You say that like the Yankees are the only team in the majors that you can make millions with.

[@landoncarmody7812]

@@zachstolpa6521 how about chance to win? playoffs every year

[@fortizsinaloa12]

All pist!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@miguelodailroblesrincon2837]

If you pay millions of dollars a guy to make his job, you have the right to make him follow your rules, the no-beard Yankees rules is a matter of identity, any other team ask their players to do so, that's because there are just one NY Yankees, the greatness of baseball

[@ewad2472]

😂 Kay defensive is hilarious he is behind it. 🤣 2023 bro get over it your red in the face

[@corymcpherson1235]

Chill Micheal, goose frah bah

[@NotExplicable]

No hair = wins... lolol since fkn when????

[@uwphotod4739]

BECAUSE Cameron Maybin SAID SO???? Michael Kay is right.

[@TomboKaiOfficial]

Micheal should grow a mullet. Best of both worlds.

[@steveclynick5614]

Michael says he doesn't care. There have been multiple examples, all over the internet, about him caring about long hair and beards. In fact, im currently watching a Yankees spring training game against the Blue Jays and he couldn't get off the topic of Mattingly's beard(now bench coach of the Jays)...crazy bro.

[@Mr.205_]

Kay is dead on. Don't like it? Don't play for the Yankees! and Maybin is an out of touch has-been that can't even grow a beard! lol

[@KTF0]

I've been a Yankee fan since forever and i think the no beard rule is outdated and dumb, BUT, i do enjoy seeing players who are career beardsman change their look just for curiosity's sake.

[@garyt19651]

It's not dumb ! Keep the rule

[@aspireahead8388]

Let's be honest...It's a STUPID STUPID STUPID rule!!! A beard doesn't make you sloppy... It would even be ok if you say any facial hair must be well groomed... Nobody would have a problem with that... Even if you say no long beards... That also is ok... I would be SHOCKED if it hasn't at least been a "part" of the decision making of some players. We have lost out on many players over the last decade... And honestly it's a boring look (the whole team with no facial hair)...

[@DaGamerSquad113]

I'm with Kay!

[@Wendall989]

Multiple players have said they wouldn’t play for the Yankees due to it. There’s a Wikipedia page about it.

[@louierocco1226]

In 2013, general manager Brian Cashman attempted to acquire relief pitcher Brian Wilson in free agency, but negotiations halted when Wilson refused to shave his signature beard. Pitcher David Price, meanwhile, told reporters that he would not want to sign with the Yankees due to their appearance policy.

[@marblehillpjs]

Jack McDowell tried to fight it but eventually gave in

[@MrGforce90]

Most yankee players would love to grow their beard back. It's not that the beard is helping them perform better, but they want to be themself. Having a beard may not help you perform better, but shaving policy doesn't bring rings either. Let the players be what they want to be. Ofcourse there has to be rules, but not for this one. The other teams don't have it and are still disciplinedl

[@seanferguson8500]

Vlad jr recently said he would NEVER play for the Yankees

[@Thurs1t0]

Idk what’s so hard to understand about this. If you want to be a Yankee, you shave. Keep the rule, screw em

[@sergiorodriguez-zz5li]

Brian Wilson was one of the

[@Gala_tha_Prince]

Clean shaven is sacred Yankees tradition. End of story.

[@wolfwilliams]

It was not a tradition before Steinbrenner made it a policy. There's nothing sacred or 'traditional' about it. It's a recent policy that makes no sense.

[@mattingly234ever]

David Price said he would never play for the Yankees with the facial hair rule

[@kingme1931]

Michael Kay continues to embarrass himself the older he gets

[@vingtsun1952]

As a lifelong Yankees’ fan - I love the grooming standards!! I am so put off by watching long haired, bearded thugish looking guys… my opinion

[@guillermosanchez6284]

You must be a real old boomer

[@jimerrigo7142]

@@guillermosanchez6284 I am not and I am also fed up with this generation with the beards, it is getting quite old and stale

[@travisp5747]

Well you guys rocked woman’s hair in your 20s and 30s so

[@jimerrigo7142]

@@travisp5747 dude you must be bald, hair belongs on the head

[@Gracied180]

@@jimerrigo7142why does it matter to you if someone else is wearing a beard?

[@enzocimoli8776]

On some days, I think it would be wise if Michael took the day off!

[@thomaslopez3431]

Peter needs to calm down. There’s maybe 2-3 teams with more wins than the Yankees in the last 5-10 years

[@loganceiley4731]

And they probably have a ring and we don’t

[@Humma_Kavula]

that all have literally nothing to do with having facial hair or not. What the hell are you people talking about?

[@commomcents]

Does this really have to be explained to Michael Kay 🤷‍♂

[@Requinix17]

I think the Yankees should stop putting numbers on the jerseys because it encourages too much individuality. Im sure fans will just love it 😂

[@swannie35]

Talking to two guys with beards