The Yankees are making headlines with some unconventional moves—all thanks to Devin Williams, who made it possible by having a well-groomed beard. The team has finally come out of the existing rule of short hair and clean shave. Just not the mustache! Following this, a picture of Devin Williams made rounds online, with little facial hair, indicating that the Yankees allow players to sport well-groomed beards. With a 1.25 ERA, 38 K, and 0.97 WHIP, this pitcher is getting all the attention with his appearance that altered the Yanks’ facial hair policy. But what made this possible?Well, the New York Yankees had a decade-old facial hair policy that many didn’t like. Now, Williams made a request and Hal Steinbrenner advised the management leading to changes in the rule. And responding to this, Devin Williams said on February 22, “Everyone was kind of stunned. There were a few guys who had heard it was being discussed and a possibility, but that it actually happened—I’m just looking forward to it growing back.”Though a surprise, the allowance of a “well-groomed beard” was more or less welcomed by the New York Yankees. Shortly after he felt unrecognizable upon losing his beard, Williams brought the issue up with Yankees Manager Aaron Boone and even General Manager Brian Cashman. After a lot of discussions, the management felt that every player needs to have the freedom to look good and play freely. And that’s it! The transformation finally came up.Is the decision possible only because of Devin Williams?Well, definitely not. Gerrit Cole, the Yankees’ ace and winner of the 2023 AL Cy Young award, also used to have longer hair and a beard with the Astros until he had to shave it off when wearing the pinstripes. Who else? Rougned Odor also looked unrecognizable after shaving the beard completely! So, it’s just not Williams who made it possible for the Yankees to shed off the outdated policy. Back in 2008, CC Sabathia also refused to sign with the Yankees for this policy. In the club, any kind of facial hair below the upper lip was deemed not suitable till February 21. Finally, it ended with Devin Williams coming to the New York Yankees from the Milwaukee Brewers. Hal Steinbrenner also has contributed to this. He listened to Devin Williams and understood the lack of freedom among the players to be a primary issue. Now, of course, it is expected that the Yankees will be able to remain true to the players while looking forward to their potential performance too. Because no matter what, winning the game IS the priority. And meanwhile, the Yankees might find it easy to acquire more talented players as the current ban is lifted. Sounds legit? The post Even Before Playing One Game in Yankees, Devin Williams Immortalizes His Name in Bronx History appeared first on EssentiallySports.