Greg Bird International League POW 080315 to 080915

Greg Bird of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders was selected the International League Player of the Week for the span of August 3, 2015 through August 9, 2015. For the week he hit 8 for 23, .348/.370/.783 with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB and 1 BB in 6 games. This season the first baseman is hitting .302/.357/.516 with 6 HR, 23 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 32 games at SWB and .258/.358/.445 with 6 HR, 29 RBI, 29 R, 1 SB in 49 games at Double A Trenton. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre is the Triple A team of the New York Yankees. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round in 2011. Bird turned 22 on November 9th.