A tail as old as time...
The tradition of the shortstop blondies began around the time of Matt Tolbert in the early 2000’s. Each year, the starting shortstop receives the honor of getting his hair bleached before the first game. How you choose to style it is an individual choice, it just has to be blonde.
Last year, Anthony Servideo was named the starter and carried on the tradition with transforming his black hair, to a new blonde shoulder length hair style. He was able to make a strong statement in only 17 games played, and left for the MLB Draft where he was selected by the Baltimore Orioles.