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The 2016 guide to baseball’s finest facial hair

No one has better facial hair than baseball players.
The 2016 guide to baseball’s finest facial hair
The 2016 guide to baseball’s finest facial hair

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

The most lush

The most well-groomed

The sharpest trim jobs

The ex-Yankees embracing their new freedom


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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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