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Former UCLA standout and current Colorado Rockies premier reliever Jake Bird is having the best year of his career. On ...

Bird has been up and down as of late, but is having a career year in Colorado. In just two appearances against the Houston Astros in July, 1.1 innings pitches to be exact, Bird has a 6.75 ERA, which ...

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Rockies right-hander Jake Bird has been terrific in the role of the bullpen workhorse over the first month-and-a-half of the season. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 82°F.

Bird was a standout ace for the Bruins in his three seasons at UCLA, none better than his senior year in 2018 where he boasted a Pac-12-leading 2.17 ERA, finishing the year with a 7-4 record.

Being a former starter has allowed Jake Bird to thrive as a reliever. Once a rotation arm for UCLA in college and throughout his minor-league career, Bird has transitioned to the bullpen. In his ...

UCLA Bruin alumnus and current Colorado Rockies reliever Jake Bird is having a career year, boasting a 2.16 ERA in 32 appearances over 41.2 innings.

Colorado right hander Germán Márquez struck out a season-high eight batters to outduel Reds rookie right hander Chase Burns ...

Those are all career-highs for Bird, who entered the season 7-9 with a 4.53 ERA, 1.456 WHIP, 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a 1.4 WAR through three big league campaigns.

DENVER, CO - JUNE 19: Jake Bird #59 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after striking out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to end the top of the eighth inning of a game ...