Yankees captain Aaron Judge wholeheartedly agrees. During Judge’s many talks over the years with owner Hal Steinbrenner, Cashman and teammates, he always maintained that he wanted the Yankees’ clean look to continue.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is shocked the team is changing their facial hair policy. Yankees players can now grow beards.

But the crowd at Steinbrenner Field will not see the reigning AL MVP in Friday’s opener and instead will have to wait an extra week to watch him in action this spring, as manager Aaron Boone has circled March 1 as Judge’s likely spring debut.