Most baseball fans probably hadn’t heard of Colorado Rockies reliever Jake Bird before he had a run-in with Bryce Harper back in May.
Harper was going at it with Rockies pitcher Jake Bird after Bird clapped his glove at him pic.twitter.com/ZU7bpJU8kn
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Benches cleared. Players were ejected. Happy Mother’s Day, everyone!
For Rockies fans, however, Bird has been a familiar and reliable member of the bullpen since being called up in 2022.
Last year, Bird pitched 47 2⁄3 innings in 38 games (4.