He played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins, and led the Pac-12 Conference in earned run average in 2018.

[3][2] When Bird was eight years old, at the end of second grade he signed his friends' yearbooks as follows: "Save this autograph for when I’m playing in the major leagues.

[2] As a senior at UCLA in 2018, Bird compiled a 7–4 record and started 16 games, leading the Pac-12 Conference with a 2.18 ERA, and striking out 61 batters over 111+2⁄3 innings.

[17] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, going 4–1 with a 3.38 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 26+2⁄3 innings pitched in relief.

[18] In 2019, he played with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, with whom he earned mid-season All-Star honors.

[19] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Northeast, where Bird induced a 70.9% ground ball rate.

[22] He pitched as a reliever in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season, and was 0–1 with a save and a 2.84 ERA.

[26] He made his MLB debut on June 16, throwing one scoreless inning in relief versus the Cleveland Guardians.

His sinker, which he throws 45% of the time, averages 96 mph, and has significant tailing action, inducing ground balls.