Detroit Tigers: Long Live the Beard

Don Mattingly, the new manager of the Miami Marlins, decided that his team needs to be facial-hair-free. What would happen if Brad Ausmus decided to follow suit and ban facial hair in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse?

Chaos? Anarchy? Both, from the fans and the players?

Of course, managers get to dictate the rules in their clubhouses. And, there have been other teams with facial hair and haircut rules. For decades, the New York Yankees have had a strict rule about beards, which is why so many current and former players have rocked mustaches – including Mr. Mattingly.

It would be completely unimaginable for the Detroit Tigers to create and enforce a policy that restricts facial hair. Several of the…