Greg Bird hit off a tee Tuesday for the first time since undergoing ankle surgery three weeks ago and believes he can return to baseball activities by the end of this week. And if all goes according to plan — a big “if” in Bird’s case — he expects to head to Tampa to rehab when the Yankees go on the road on April 27.
The first baseman said there is still soreness in the area where he went under the knife and is confident it’s due to the surgery and not the bone spur that was removed.