After nine years in the Yankees’ system, Greg Bird is going to experience life outside of the organization that drafted him in the fifth round of the 2011 draft.
Bird finalized a minor-league deal with the Rangers on Tuesday that includes an invite to big-league spring training.
For the 27-year-old Bird, who was cut loose by the Yankees in November after playing in 10 games last season due to a tear of the left plantar fascia, joining the Rangers provides a fresh start following a Yankees career dominated by promise but hindered by injuries.
Bird surfaced in 2015 to replace an injured Mark Teixeira and hit .