Greg Bird

Yankees' Greg Bird out of the lineup on Thursday

New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird is not starting Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

With Blake Snell on the mound for the Rays, Bird will take a seat against a left-hander as usual. Neil Walker is starting at first base and batting ninth.

Bird is batting just .200/.254/.473 through 59 plate appearances this season, but also has 3 home runs.