The New York Yankees are changing their long-standing no-beard rule and will let players and coaches have "well-groomed" facial hair from now on.

The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.

Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said the whiskers of Vice President JD Vance played a role in his decision to set aside the archaic 1970s rule against beards set by his late father, George Steinbrenner.