Greg Bird opts for free agency over Yankees’ Triple-A assignment
(New York Post Yankees)

The Yankees´ Opening Day first baseman is free as a Bird now. Greg Bird, whose pinstriped tenure was decimated by multiple injuries, cleared waivers and is now a free agent. The Yankees announced he elected to hit the open market in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bird, 27, made an impressive...