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The 2016 guide to baseball’s finest facial hair

No one has better facial hair than baseball players.

The Marlins made waves last month when they announced that they were banning hair from their players’ faces, a move that drew the ire of the American Mustache Institute.

Luckily, every other team (except the Yankees, of course) still allows beards, mustaches, goatees, soul patches, mutton chops and any other style of facial hair you can think of. That’s why, just as we did last year, we’ve sorted through each team’s portraits to bring you the best facial hair of the season.

Quiz: Match the spring training stadium to the team it hosts

The most untamed

Wade Miley

Wade Miley

Aaron Thompson

Aaron Thompson

Sergio Romo

Sergio Romo

Derek Norris

Derek Norris

Jason Motte

Jason Motte

The most lush

Dallas Keuchel

Dallas Keuchel

Matt Shoemaker

Matt Shoemaker

Abraham Almonte

Abraham Almonte

Tim Collins

Tim Collins

Joey Butler

Joey Butler

Adam Laroche

Adam Laroche

Taylor Motter

Taylor Motter

Matt Holliday

Matt Holliday

Ryan Mattheus

Ryan Mattheus

James Russell

James Russell

Josh Harrison

Josh Harrison

Ben Paulsen

Ben Paulsen

Marwin Gonzalez

Marwin Gonzalez

The most well-groomed

Charlie Furbush

Charlie Furbush

Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber

Paco Rodriguez

Paco Rodriguez

Kris Bryant

Kris Bryant

The sharpest trim jobs

Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols

Ricky Nolasco

Ricky Nolasco

Paulo Orlando

Paulo Orlando

Jimmy Rollins

Jimmy Rollins

Alex Colome

Alex Colome

Pedro Beato

Pedro Beato

Melvin Upton

Melvin Upton

Eric Young Jr.

Eric Young Jr.

The ex-Yankees embracing their new freedom

Chris Capuano

Chris Capuano

Boone Logan

Boone Logan

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Robinson Cano

Robinson Cano

Ramiro Pena

Ramiro Pena