“I think it’s reasonable sometime within the next week,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told Mike Mazzeo of the New York Daily News of Bird’s 2018 debut before the team’s 10-1 Sunday trouncing of the Kansas City Royals.
“I think it’s just continuing to bounce back and get into the rhythm of playing nine innings every day. But I would say he’s getting very close.”
That’s great and all, but how many times have we been down this road before? Bird gets hurt, misses significant time only to return and—you know what’s coming next—gets hurt again.