Yankees' Carlos Rodon's beard draws mixed reviews from fans on social media after facial hair policy change

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon sported a beard during the team’s 4-2 triumph implicit the Milwaukee Brewers successful the team’s play opener connected Thursday. 

The caller look drew mixed reactions online aft the enactment made drastic changes to 1 of its long-standing policies past month. Rodon, 32, had a beard with the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox earlier helium signed with the Yankees and shaved it off. 

When the Yankees scrapped their facial-hair argumentation successful outpouring training, players were allowed to turn "well-groomed" beards. With the regularisation gone, Rodon, on with different Yankees, had beards connected opening day. 

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon, #55, reacts during the 3rd inning against the Milwaukee Brewers astatine Yankee Stadium connected March 27, 2025. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

However, fans had differing opinions connected seeing Yankees’ players with beards for the archetypal clip successful a agelong time. 

"That beard looks large connected Carlos Rodon," 1 idiosyncratic posted to X.

Other fans were not truthful benignant to the Yankees’ starting pitcher. "Carlos Rodon looks unspeakable – beard protruding – successful his pinstripes earlier the Yankee Stadium crowd. Very disrespectful," a instrumentality posted to X.

"Not to beryllium an old-head due to the fact that I didn’t deliberation I was gonna attraction that much, but seeing Carlos Rodon connected the mound successful pinstripes with a beard is making maine mad," different instrumentality posted to societal media. 

Rodon earned the win, arsenic helium pitched 5.1 innings and gave up conscionable 1 tally connected 4 hits and 2 walks portion helium struck retired 7 Brewers hitters. 

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon, #55, hands the shot to manager Aaron Boone, #17, aft being relieved during the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers astatine Yankee Stadium connected March 27, 2025. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Some fans tied Rodon’s beardown show with his beard. 

"Very excited for a afloat twelvemonth of bearded Carlos Rodon with this gnarly slider and caller changeup," 1 idiosyncratic posted to X.

"Carlos Rodon whitethorn beryllium who benefits the astir from the Yankees' caller beard policy," different instrumentality posted connected societal media. 

In the 2 seasons anterior earlier Rodon signed with the Yankees, helium made the All-Star squad some years and pitched to a 2.63 implicit 310.2 innings with the Giants and White Sox. His archetypal 2 years with the Yankees, without the beard, were not arsenic productive for Rodon. His ERA successful his Yankees vocation is 4.67, and helium has not been the ace pitcher the Yankees hoped they signed. 

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon, #55, pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers during the 3rd inning astatine Yankee Stadium connected March 27, 2025. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

However, with a beard successful 2025, Rodon is disconnected to a beardown start. Rodon was not the lone subordinate to person a beard, arsenic near fielder Jasson Dominguez, reliever Mark Leiter Jr. and person Devin Williams each had beards arsenic well. 

The Yankees’ adjacent crippled is against the Brewers connected Saturday astatine 1:05 p.m. ET, with Max Fried making his squad debut aft helium signed an eight-year, $218 cardinal declaration with the Yankees successful the offseason. 

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