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Yankees clinging to one ‘inevitable’ Greg Bird chance

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In a recent visit to Tampa, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he saw Greg Bird working out.

“I do think there were still some physical things that he was kind of dealing with, grinding through, that probably had some effect on performance,’’ Boone said of the first baseman, who was limited to 82 games due to right ankle surgery that delayed the start of his season until late May.

Bird hit a disappointing .199 with 11 homers and 38 RBIs, and he will battle Voit for the starting first-base job in spring training.

“One thing I’ve said about Greg, even though it was a very tough year for him and obviously him losing a lot of playing time towards the end of the year, certainly in the organization’s mind and in my mind, I understand what he’s still capable of being,’’ Boone said.