Brian Cashman defends medical staff

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman defends his medical staff in the face of a ridiculous accumulation of injuries.

Injuries. There is no other subject that could dare to dream of touching the 2019 New York Yankees season at the IR.

And now, Greg Bird joins the cluttered shelf of the Bronx.

Bird, 26, will be away for at least a month with more foot problems. He was diagnosed with a tear in the left plantar fascia.

No, Ray Ramirez, former coach of the New York Mets, is not home. It does not matter, though; Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is not trying to point to a particular person or service. In fact, he defends his medical staff, via Joel Sherman of New York Post.

"Obviously, the injury history is for the record and every question is a fair game. Obviously, when you employ a player like that, you administer all the possible treatments to stay healthy. This is a good question to ask. Obviously I do not have an answer. I do not want to stack while [Bird] go through things. We will give him the best care and treatment possible.

He also called his medical team "terrific" and called the hospital that team, Columbia Presbyterian, "the best in the world".

New York Yankees Brian Cashman, now without Greg Bird, start a game of three games against the Boston Red Sox, also in trouble on Tuesday night in the Bronx. The first step is at 18:35 ET from Yankee Stadium.