Yankees closer Devin Williams said he met with Hal Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman about the team's facial hair policy before the change was eventually made.

The All-Star closer, acquired in a trade with the Brewers over the offseason without any say in the matter, said that the Bombers’ past ban on facial hair below the upper lip would have been a factor in free agency. The Yankees amended the policy on Friday to permit “well-groomed beards,” an announcement that shocked the baseball world.

The New York Yankees finally changed their archaic facial hair policy and fans are immediately thinking about one player: Devin Williams.