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Greg Bird should replace the AFLAC duck as their official mascot.

Bird was selected by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2011 draft. He debuted with the Yankees in 2015 and took over the starting job at first after veteran Mark Teixeira fractured his right shin. Bird finished 2015 with a .261 average, .343 on-base percentage, 11 home runs and nine doubles in 46 games. He was tagged as one of the “Baby Bombers.”

Then came multiple injuries and the reputation that comes along with them:

- Right shoulder injury required surgery to repair his labrum cost Bird the entire 2016 season.

- Right foot injury in 2017

- Right ankle bone spur in ’18

- Left plantar fascia tear in ’19 limited him to 140 games over three seasons with the Yankees, resulting in a meager line of a .194 batting average, 21 home runs and 61 RBIs.

- After leaving the Yankees, Bird became a free agent and began the 2020 season with Texas, but he didn’t appear in any games because of a calf injury.

- He signed with Philadelphia in September, but he could not play because of a positive COVID-19 test.

- Now comes a chance to impress the hometown Rockies.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/02/12/greg-bird-rockies-comeback/