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Toronto Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider, Shane Bieber, Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Paul Skenes known for legendary facial hair
Published Nov 03, 2025 • 3 minute read
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When it comes to mustaches in sport, there are few leagues out there with as rich of a facial follicular history as Major League Baseball.
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There have been many stars over the years and even currently in the league that have been rocking ’staches — which means that while the World Series just wrapped up over the weekend, there’s good reason to look at baseball for some Movember motivation.
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For starters, you don’t have to look much further than the reigning American League champion Toronto Blue Jays.
Both Davis Schneider and starting pitcher Shane Bieber show off some pretty memorable mustaches, with Schneider becoming a cult hero among fans in part because of his old-school look.
Shane Bieber #57 of the Toronto Blue Jays speaks to the media before game two against the New York Yankees of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. Photo by Vaughn Ridley /Getty Images
Bieber keeps his mustache more finely trimmed — something that Jays fans hope to see next year at the Rogers Centre with the trade-deadline acquisition a potential free agent this off-season if he opts out of the final year of his contract.
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KEEN TO COPY SKENES?
One of the most high-profile mustaches in recent years belonged to Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes. While he went with more of a beard this past season, the former top prospect took the league by storm in 2024, winning the NL Rookie of the Year and being named a finalist for the Cy Young Award.
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Skenes boasts almost 700,000 followers on Instagram – which pales in comparison to that of his ultra-popular girlfriend, SI Swimsuit cover model Livvy Dunne. He makes frequent appearances on her social media and it’s unclear whose idea the change in facial hair ultimately was.
Several members of the New York Yankees — a team that long held a strict policy about facial hair until this past season — have sported many manly mustaches. This year’s crop included Austin Wells, Trent Grisham and Max Fried.
In fact, a former New York Yankees star who is now a member of the Blue Jays coaching staff, Don Mattingly, was so famous for his mustache that he was even parodied on The Simpsons for it.
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Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has been known to rock a mustache at times, including during the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.
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While Movember has become a tradition for many, tied to fundraising for prostate cancer awareness, the San Francisco Giants have their own annual event known as Mustache May.
In May, the movement, which started five years ago in the Bay Area, expanded to several teams in the majors with former Giants having moved on.
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Mike Yastrzemski is one of the leaders behind the campaign, which helps raise awareness for mental-health issues and benefits the Heart and Armor Foundation, a U.S. charity that “aims to protect the health of veterans and provide resources to those struggling with PTSD and other issues.”
Baseball has seen some legendary moustaches in the past, as well.
Former star closers Dennis Eckersley and Rod Beck both boasted notable mustaches, while Rich “Goose” Gossage was a Hall of Famer pitcher with a hall of fame-worthy handlebar moustache.
But perhaps the greatest sports mustache of all-time belongs to the man whose name also described him: Rollie Fingers.
Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers participates in a celebrity softball game in 2007. Getty Images
Fingers played 17 years in the majors while sporting a long moustache with the ends curled around like that of a cartoon villain. There was nothing cartoon-ish about his play, though. Fingers was a seven-time all-star, won three World Series, a Cy Young Award, MVP and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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