NEW YORK -- Over the past few days, Yankees manager Aaron Boone has spoken repeatedly about the little things he sees in Greg Bird, of the signs that suggested his first baseman seemed poised to break out. Increased bat speed has allowed Bird to swing wi
NEW YORK -- In some ways, Greg Bird was the original Gary Sánchez, joining the Yankees for the stretch drive of a pennant race and contributing big hits along the way. They can't wait to see how their lineup will look with both sluggers wearing pinstripes in 2017.After splashing onto...
His roster spot obviously isn’t in question, but it’s fair to bring up the fact that he hasn’t made it through a full season, Bird acknowledged. “I haven’t done it yet,” he said. In fact, as a precaution, the Yankees signed Adam Lind to a minor-league deal Friday as insur...
Greg Bird Position:First Baseman Bats:Left •Throws:Right 6-3,220lb(190cm, 99kg) Born:November 9,1992in Memphis,TN Draft: Drafted by theNew York Yankeesin the5th roundof the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft fromGrandview HS (Aurora, CO)....
In hindsight, Bird laboring while running down the line on a ground ball Saturday (the last game he played) probably should’ve been a bigger deal. The 27-year-old Ford is a local guy from Belle Mead, New Jersey, and he signed with the Yankees as an undrafted free agent out of Princ...
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The Yankees say that Bird has had consistent at-bats and point to the fact that Bird's 31.5 percent strikeout rate is only marginally higher than what he posted in the Majors two years ago. A .133 BABIP combined with a 48.4 percent hard-hit percentage suggests that Bird's luck should tu...
Bird was a fifth-round Draft pick in 2011 by the Yankees out of Aurora Grandview (Colorado) High School, and he had a strong debut in 2015. He played in 46 games as a rookie and hit .261 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and a .529 slugging percentage. But he has been on the injured...