Jake Bird Feeling Good
4 months agoColorado Rockies right-hander Jake Bird (groin) was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to June 23) with a right-groin strain prior to the team's game against the Houston Astros on June 26. It's Bird's second IL stint after he missed a month with right-elbow tightness, returning on June 17. He has gone 1-1 with one save and a 6.26 ERA in 22 games for the Rockies in 2024. "Bird threw [July 5]," manager Bud Black said on Sunday. "He's feeling good. He's close to getting out and getting back on the mound in competition, so we're excited about that. He feels good." It sounds like the 28-year-old reliever is close to being able to go on a minor-league rehab assignment, but even then, he's not going to be able to return to Colorado's bullpen until after the All-Star break next week.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com