Gregory Paul Bird (born November 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.

Bird missed the entire 2016 campaign and played a mere 173 games with the Yankees and their respective minor league affiliates, between 2017 and 2019.

Bird attended Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado, where he played for the baseball team as a catcher and formed a battery with pitcher Kevin Gausman.

[14] On August 13, 2015, the Yankees announced that they would promote Bird to the major leagues, serving as a backup to Mark Teixeira at first base and Alex Rodriguez at designated hitter.

[17] On August 19, Bird hit his first two MLB home runs off of Minnesota Twins pitcher Ervin Santana.

[19] On September 22, Bird hit a game winning three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the top of the tenth inning.

After not playing during the regular season, Bird recovered from his shoulder injury in time to be assigned to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League in October 2016.

[21] In spring training, Bird showed a full recovery from his season-ending shoulder surgery, hitting eight home runs, tied for the most with Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.

[citation needed] During an exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves, Bird hit the first-ever home run in SunTrust Park.

His performance was hampered due to an injury he sustained after fouling a ball of his foot at the end of Spring Training, batting .100 in 19 games.

Bird served as the final out in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros, flying out to center fielder George Springer to eliminate the Yankees from World Series contention.

Bird struggled in 2018 batting .199/.286/.386 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs and lost his starting job to Luke Voit late in the season.

On April 16, Bird was placed on the 10-day IL with a left plantar fascia tear, prompting the Yankees to call up first baseman Mike Ford.

[33] On February 11, 2021, Bird signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[41] In 40 games for Melbourne, Bird hit .277/.348/.539 with 40 RBI and eleven home runs, the most in the entire league for the 2023/2024 season.

On July 22, 2024, Bird was traded to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League in exchange for Steven Fuentes.