With a lot of depth in the infield, second-year Brewers manager Pat Murphy will have to figure out the perfect combination of players come Opening Day.

With spring training underway for the New York Yankees, players are battling it out for the final roster spots before the start of the campaign. After what has been a busy offseason for the Yankees, the team is once again positioned to be able to compete for a World Series in 2025.

Scott Effross is battling a Grade-2 hamstring strain, per manager Aaron Boone. The Indiana native has only appeared in three games in the last two seasons.

Brewers color commentator Bill Schroeder, a former catcher for the team who's been in the booth for three decades, will join Buck on the broadcast to provide Brewers perspective, according to Marchand. Former Yankees manager Joe Girardi will also be in the booth to offer a Yankees-centric flavor.

Buck has called a variety of the MLB's biggest moments such as Mark McGwire's 62nd home run to break Roger Maris' record.

ESPN is going to the bullpen and calling for Monday Night Football play-by-play voice Joe Buck to broadcast the season opening game for the New York Yankees.

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The New York Yankees are changing their long-standing no-beard rule and will let players and coaches have "well-groomed" facial hair from now on.

The New York Yankees have dropped their ban on beards, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner.

The New York Yankees shocked fans on Friday, Feb. 21, by announcing a major change to their facial hair regulation policy to now allow players to have beards.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said the organization will allow "well-groomed beards" effective immediately, changing a rule his father, George, established in 1976.