Greg Bird (31) of the New York Yankees hits a single in the eighth inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 15, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Tom Szczerbowski, Getty Images)
The ninth time’s the charm.
After failing to reach base in his first eight at-bats, New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird finally recorded his first major-league hit Saturday against the Blue Jays.
There was a nice little Colorado connection on the play. Bird singled to shallow left-center field — between third baseman Josh Donaldson and former Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki — in the top of the eighth inning off former Rockies reliever LaTroy Hawkins.
Bird finished the game 1-for-4, and is batting .111 after nine at-bats.
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He nearly got his first hit in the sixth inning, cranking a towering shot into the right-field stands that just missed being a home run.
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The Yankees won 4-1, handing Toronto its first loss with Tulowitzki in the starting lineup.
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