First baseman Greg Bird could be nearing a return to the New York Yankees after undergoing ankle surgery during spring training.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Sunday that Bird has a chance to be back within the next week.
"I think it's reasonable sometime within the next week," he said. "I think it's just continuing to bounce back and get into the rhythm of playing nine innings every day. But I would say he's getting very close."
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