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Hair-gate: Yankees' follicle fiasco with Clint Frazier latest sign they just don't get it

Along with Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge, Clint Frazier is one of the key pieces of the Yankees' future. Acquired from the Indians in last July's Andrew Miller trade, the 22-year-old outfielder isn't just one of the top prospects in the game—Baseball Prospectus ranked him No. 16 this spring—he's also one of the most instantly recognizable thanks to his long red hair. Or he was, at least. Frazier's flowing locks were sheared on Friday morning because his hair had become "a distraction," according to Frazier, in light of the Yankees' archaic but longstanding policy against long hair and beards.