Rangers Ex Rougned Odor Shocks Everyone — Daughter Included — Without Beard

Former Texas Rangers Rougned Odor has enjoyed his new life as a Yankee, however his daughter does not like the new changes.

Kade Kistner | Apr 11, 2021

Former Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor was recently traded to the New York Yankees for pennies on the dollar. The player with a big beard and an even bigger personality just had to shave his beard in which he became nearly unrecognizable.

Odor has always been known for his facial hair, which featured a massive beard, a calling card for the Venezuelan. However, the Yankees do not allow facial hair nor do they allow long or unruly hair on their team.

As such, Odor had to shave before his Yankees debut, and while it was a shock for baseball fans, one person is not happy with the fresh-shaven Odor was his own daughter who is just three years-old.

“It was weird, and I feel weird – even my daughter doesn’t want to look at me,” Odor said in an interview with WFAN Sports Radio in New York. “She didn’t want to look at me, she was walking away from me.”

Odor has an opportunity to redefine himself as a player now that he is playing for one of the most famous franchises on the planet. However, just like the facial hair, Odor can expect a lot of change in the coming weeks. And he he understands the opportunity that is before him.

Odor, always a consummate professional, was thankful for that new opportunity.

“I always trust myself, and I knew someone would pick me up," Odor said. "I continued to practice and stay ready, so I was ready to answer the call. ... When I found out I was coming here, I was so happy. I think every kid wants to grow up and play for the Yankees.”

Odor made his first start for the Yankees on Sunday at second base and he went 1-for-5 with a RBI in a 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Published Apr 11, 2021

KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies, Cubs and Astros. He is also an editor for Inside the Rangers. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.