Royals Now Setting Hair Trends Among Peers

The Royals are making quite a splash in major-league baseball after winning the 2015 World Series. Other teams tried tried to emulate KC’s bullpen by loading up on closers this winter. Now, their peers are getting their hair cut in Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City Star blogger Lee Judge posted an amusing anecdote about how he appointed Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer as his fashion consultant and got his hair cut by Hosmer’s barber DeJaun “Picasso” Bonds.

Among the interesting factoids Judge dropped in his makeover tale, he mentioned that DeJaun Bonds became so popular for his work creating Hosmer’s signature do (dubbed The Hoz) that Royals players found space for Bonds to create a barber shop inside Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium.

Now, not only are KC Royals players using his services; opposing players are also getting their hair clipped by Bonds. Judge mentions in his piece that Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera is one of DeJaun Bonds’ patrons. 

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I’m certain DeJaun “Picasso” Bonds of Purple Label Luxury Barber shop is good at what he does, but I doubt opposing players would have been so eager to utilize the services of the KC Royals stylist four years ago when they were busy losing 90 games a year.

Hey, when you’re the World Champs, not only do other teams want to play like you, everyone wants to look like you too. Or maybe the other guys are hoping that Bonds can help them land a girlfriend like Kacie McDonnell.

Eric Hosmer isn’t the only Kansas City Royals player famous for his fulsome locks. Backup catcher Drew Butera is also known for his do—though Lee Judge didn’t mention if Bonds is responsible for maintaining Butera’s hairstyle. KC Royals set-up man Kelvin Herrera is the only other Bonds customer that Judge identifies in his article.

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Who knows, with the Washington Nationals scheduled to visit Kauffman Stadium May 2 through 4, perhaps Bonds will create something original for the best hair “canvas” in baseball: Nats superstar Bryce Harper. Maybe Bonds can help Harper land a Head & Shoulders shampoo ad like Twins first baseman Joe Mauer.

That’s what happens when you look like the champs.