From now on, the Yankees will celebrate being the kings of the hill only if they've earned it. As announced this week, the Major League Baseball team has decided to end its tradition of playing Frank Sinatra‘s "New York,

"New York, New York" was originally played following Yankees wins after Steinbrenner discovered Sinatra's version from his time as a DJ at Le Club in Manhattan. The song was initially performed by Liza Minnelli for the 1977 Martin Scorsese film "New York, New York" after music was created by John Kander and the lyrics were written by Fred Ebb.

Several members of the Yankees may look different as they sport “well-groomed beards” this season, following this week’s alteration of the organization’s longstanding facial hair policy. Some of their games will sound different,

Aaron Judge offered support for the Yankees’ big change, but added, “If that little rule is going to stop you from coming here, then you probably shouldn’t be here.”

Not long after Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner announced the amendment of the team’s long-standing facial hair rule, another tradition has changed. After losses, the Yankees will no longer play Frank Sinatra’s “(Theme From) New York,

George Steinbrenner adopted the New York Yankees facial hair policy in 1976, announcing that Yankees players were banned from having

Al Trautwig spent more than 30 years as the voice of the pre- and postgame coverage for the New York Yankees, New York Knicks and New York Rangers.

Al Trautwig, one of the most recognizable sports broadcasters in New York and a fixture at numerous international events, including 16 Olympics, has died at 68.

Al Trautwig, a longtime voice of New York Knicks and New York Rangers coverage on MSG, has died at 68, the network says.