The Oakland A’s have a rich history of mustaches. They practically invented facial hair in Major League Baseball in the 1970s by forming the Mustache Gang and winning three championships wearing their bold whiskers. Rollie Fingers’ handlebars are one of the most iconic images in franchise history.
Over the years we’ve enjoyed seeing all kinds of interesting styles come through Oakland, and most recently we got a laugh with Mike Fiers’ cat-tail beard. On Wednesday, the A’s follicular lore received its latest chapter courtesy of Matt Olson.
The star first baseman is not always clean-shaven, enough so that stubble was included on his bobblehead last year, but this is the first time we’ve seen it styled into something intentional.
