ATLANTA (AP) — Oft-injured New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird will need surgery on his ailing right ankle and could be sidelined for nearly two months.
The Yankees learned of the setback Monday while in Atlanta for their final exhibition of spring training, three days before the season opener at Toronto.
“Obviously, we were hoping it was going to be a shorter-term thing,” said first-year manager Aaron Boone, who took over a team that reached Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. “But we feel like we got some answers. We feel like we know what the surgery’s going to accomplish.