“I Was Surprised”- Aaron Judge Reacts to Greg Bird’s Return to New York Yankees

Published 04/08/2022, 8:20 AM EDT

The Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season is finally here! However, the New York Yankees are still not done with their free agency. Recently, they signed one of their former players back on a minor league deal. And the Yankees slugger, Aaron Judge, is more than happy to have his former teammate back.

After months of lockout, CBA negotiations, and free agency, baseball is back in America. And when talking about MLB, how can one not think of the New York Yankees? Though their free agency was not up to the mark, the Yankees are still one of the title contenders for the 2022 season.

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And with another new signing right before the opening day, they have strengthened their roster for the upcoming season.

Aaron Judge heaped praise on Greg Bird

Aaron Judge is a pure Yankees DNA, there is no question about it. And he feels the same DNA in a Greg Bird. Notably, on Tuesday, the Yankees signed Greg Bird back to their roster on a minor league deal. And Judge is elated to have his former teammate back on the team.

Earlier on Tuesday, after the Greg Bird deal, Judge addressed the media ahead of the opening day of the 2022 season. Judge said that he couldn’t believe it when he got to know about the news. While he also expressed that Bird is Yankee through and through.

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“I was surprised,” Judge said. “I saw that this morning and I was like, ‘whoa.’ I think this is where he belongs. He’s a Yankee through and through, especially coming up through this organization, knowing how it runs.”

Here's what Aaron Judge had to say yesterday about the #Yankees bringing back Greg Bird on a minor league deal:https://t.co/tMinN7pECP
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) April 6, 2022

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The Yankees slugger is confident that Bird will have a great season for the Yankees. Notably, given his previous records for the Yankees, Bird has only been a disappointment for the Yankees. But Judge said Bird is in great shape for the season.

“I’ve talked to him a lot during spring training,” Judge added. “He’s put up a great spring training. Looks like he’s in great shape. So I’m looking forward to seeing him at some point.”

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Well, only time will tell, what impact Greg Bird will bring to the Yankees roster.

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.

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Simar Singh Wadhwa

“I Was Surprised”- Aaron Judge Reacts to Greg Bird’s Return to New York Yankees

Aaron Judge heaped praise on Greg Bird

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