For half a century, players on the New York Yankees were not allowed to have beards. Now, the team is lifting the decades-old facial hair policy and allowing for “well-groomed” beards.

The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.

The once clean-shaven New York Yankees will now allow "well-groomed" beards on players, as the franchise announced an end to a longstanding anti-facial hair policy Monday.