TAMPA, Fla. -- A once-heralded rising star on the New York Yankees' roster, Greg Bird's 2018 season ended in a way hardly anyone could have seen coming last winter, with him sitting on the bench, and a little-known trade-deadline acquisition stealing his thunder at first base.
As pitchers and catchers begin reporting to the Yankees' spring-training complex this week, an upbeat and self-proclaimed healthier Bird believes he'll soon get back to being the promising player he once was.
"Very confident," said Bird when asked Tuesday about his belief in his oft-battered body. "I was able to have a normal offseason.