The Yankees have become familiar with a host of first basemen over the last four seasons.
Repeated injuries to Greg Bird have forced the organization to patch together the position with a mix of internal and external options. On April 16, after Bird suffered a torn plantar fascia, the opportunity went to Mike Ford, who had exploded out of the gate for Scranton in early 2019. With his first taste of major league action, the New Jersey native took another step on his journey from being an undrafted free agent out of the Ivy League, to a Rule 5 draft pick, then finally getting the chance to play for the team that signed him.