Bird's Pinstripes Debut: Perfect Inning, Marlins Down

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Jake Bird finally got his pinstripes moment at Yankee Stadium, showing up at 8.15am

Friday, way over 5 hours early for the home opener.

The reliever, traded from the Rockies last summer, had to circle the whole place since

the player's gate wasn't open yet.

He ended up tossing a perfect 7th inning, striking out 2, and an 8-2 Yankee's win over

the Marlins.

His girlfriend deserves the credit for the early arrival.

She knows New York traffic like the back of her hand, and told him to beat the rush from

his.

Man had in hotel.

Bird took an uber and scoped out the stadium on that foggy morning, avoiding any rookie

mix-ups.

Manager Aaron Boone loved it, calling Bird Sharp as he mowed down the heart of the Marlins

order.

Yankee's captain Aaron Judge hyped him up too, saying last year's rough-wrote Sten

only fired Bird up to meet the big expectations here.

This season, Bird's been lights out in four games, giving up just one hit over four

and a third, scoreless innings, with five strikeouts and no walks.

The UCLA economic spread, drafted in the fifth round back in 2018, is honing his slider

and fastball to lock down that bullpen spot.

Opening day in the Bronx hit different for Bird pure magic, after waiting eight months.

He's locked in now, building momentum for what's next in pinstripes.