Greg Bird To Have X-Rays After Hit By Pitch
6 years agoNew York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird was scratched from the spring lineup on Thursday due to swelling and stiffness in his right elbow, according to manager Aaron Boone. Bird was hit by a pitch on Wednesday and the team sent him to get X-rays as a precaution. Both Bird and Luke Voit seemed likely to make the Opening Day roster with outfielder Aaron Hicks (back) injured. Boone didn't seem to think Bird's injury was serious, but we'll have to wait and see. His stock is way down after he hit just .199 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI over 82 games for the Yanks in 2018. Bird could rebound with good health, but he's only in play in AL-only leagues for now.
Source: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch
Source: MLB.com - Bryan Hoch