The past two seasons for Greg Bird have been very similar with how they began but much different with how they ended.
In 2017, Bird injured his right ankle near the end of spring training but went on to play through the pain during the first month of the regular season. He really struggled, hitting .100 in April and in early May he was placed on the DL. He ended up undergoing surgery which kept him out of the lineup until the end of August. However, Bird was a different player when he returned to the lineup and was a force down the stretch, helping the Yanks make it all the way to Game 7 of the ALCS.