Gleyber Torres was persuasive to believe in the reversal of the Yankees’ facial hair policy.
The former Bronx bomber 2 baseman reportedly wasn’t sure he was being misled when he learned about the rules change from a group of reporters on Friday.
“We just showed this to Gleyber Torres,” Mlive Media Group reporter Evan Woodbury wrote to X:
Torres, who signed with the Tigers in December after seven seasons with the Yankees, showed up in spring training with a grown beard for the first time in his major league career.
“My wife really liked it,” Torres said of his new look, according to Athletic. “I really loved my family. When I first got a beard, I’m really happy to play with it.”
The two-time All-Star spent up and down time in the Bronx, filled with highs and lows, even after signing Detroit when a feud between him and general manager Brian Cashman spilled on social media . Early this month.
Torres was one of dozens, including actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who responded to Friday’s news.
The franchise allows players and uniformed staff to grow their beards as long as they are “clothed well” for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Hal Steinbrenner said Friday that the move has been going on for many years, and that the policy is “outdated” and “somewhat irrational.”
This rule was enacted by his father’s legendary George Steinbrenner, but Hal assured Yankee fans that his elder Steinbrenner wanted it this way.
“Victory was the most important thing for my father,” Steinbrenner told a press conference at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday morning. “If someone comes and tells him that I’m sure this will get the players we want to get, what we’re trying to do in all the offseasons is what we’ll get. Just put yourself in the best position to get the player you are.
“If this kind of thing undermines or reduces our chances, I don’t know because he was more about winning than I thought I would.”
