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Yankees: What Must Be Done About Hair Policy

ST LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 06: Brian Wilson #00 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Three of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 6, 2014 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Recent demands for social change across the nation have re-energized the debate over the New York Yankees’ appearance policy and whether the club should abolish it.

Reflecting a rebellion by the counter culture in the 1960s and 1970s, numerous young people decided to radically change the way they dress, grow their hair long, and grow mustaches and beards.