The Yankees had a reunion with one of their former prospects in spring training, as lefty Manny Bañuelos tried to make the Opening Day roster. Although he was unsuccessful (for now) and will open the season in Triple-A Scranton, he’ll be joined by another familiar face from Baby Bombers past.
WFAN reporter Sweeny Murti brought the word that will make Yankees fans of a certain age smile: Greg Bird is back.
Although Bird was not nearly as well-regarded as prospect as Bañuelos, his impressive on-base skills throughout the minors won plenty of admirers, and when he made his MLB debut in 2015 at roughly the same time as Luis Severino, we went nuts for him.