The most potent offense in baseball is about to get even stronger Saturday, when the Yankees — who lead the major leagues in home runs, slugging percentage and runs — will get first baseman Greg Bird back.
Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that the Yankees plan to recall Bird, who has been out all season after having surgery to remove a bone spur from his troublesome right ankle, from a rehabilitation assignment. He will be in the lineup on Saturday at Yankee Stadium against the Los Angeles Angels.
Bird has played only 48 games since he made his debut at the end of the 2015 season, but when he is healthy he provides the Yankees some left-handed thump in the middle of the order to balance out right-handed sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez.