For New York Yankees‘ first baseman Greg Bird, rust has been brought up as a legitimate concern entering 2017. In Grapefruit League action thus far, however, the 24-year-old has shown zero signs of it.
On the road against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway South on Tuesday, the lefty homered twice in the Yankees’ 5-4 split-squad win.
Bird slapped a two-run homer around the “second” Pesky Pole off right-hander Kyle Kendrick in the first inning, then launched a solo shot over the Green Monster replica off southpaw Edgar Olmos in the sixth — just one day after going 2-for-3 with two doubles in a win over the Baltimore Orioles.