For those that were holding out the tiniest bit of hope that Greg Bird would get the chance to replicate his 2017 ALDS magic, this time versus the Red Sox, fuggedaboutit! Hours before the start of Game 1, the Yankees released their 25-man roster, and Bird is nowhere to be found.
In all honesty, it’s not much of a surprise considering the train wreck of a season the 25-year-old first baseman just finished. Not to mention, Bird wasn’t on the Wild Card roster either.
A year that began, yet again with an injury (ankle), culminated in a dreadful .