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The Yankees on Friday changed the club's facial hair policy, which stood for decades, allowing for "well-groomed beards." GM Brian Cashman had a funny way of explaining New York's definition of that.

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Think about it: Gatsby didn't have a beard. In the 1920s and 1930s, beards were no longer counted among trendy facial hair. By the looks of archival photos, mostly men of a certain age wore beards.

While Cashman's funny comment still doesn't exactly explain what passes facial hair muster in the Bronx, it does at least shed some light on what would be considered a no-no.

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