The New York Yankees have long been famous for their policy against facial hair, from “Shave those sideburns, Mattingly!” through Johnny Damon’s transformation through Kevin Youkilis’ axed goatee. The latest player to have to change his appearance as a result of that policy is Andrew McCutchen, who was traded from the San Francisco Giants to the Yankees Thursday night, and quickly followed that Friday with Snapchat and Twitter posts about shaving his famed beard:
Andrew McCutchen shows off beardless look ahead of Yankees debut. 😶 https://t.co/lFBaUoBv6u pic.twitter.com/Uk7zHrVZa8
— theScore (@theScore) August 31, 2018
Now, I’m ready to throw the pinstripes on and get to work. @Yankees let’s go!
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) August 31, 2018
Just gonna take me a sec to get used to my freshly shaved face😂. Other than that…let’s go!
— andrew mccutchen (@TheCUTCH22) August 31, 2018
That’s quite the change in appearance. We’ll see how this move winds up working out for yhe 31-year-old McCutchen, who’s hitting .255/.357/.415 this year. Maybe he provides a veteran outfield presence for the Yankees, or maybe he has a hard time working his way into their lineup. In any case, this deal has certainly altered how he looks.
