Why Brandon Drury won’t fix Yankees’ Greg Bird problem

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PHILADELPHIA — While Brandon Drury gets occasional starts at first base with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Aaron Boone said he is not an option to take over regularly with the Yankees, even if Greg Bird’s bat doesn’t get going soon. Bird entered Tuesday hitless in his previous 14 at-bats, but he reached base three times in a 6-0 win over the Phillies, including an RBI single to left in the third. “As far as [Drury] being an option [here], I don’t know about that,’’ Boone said before the game. “That’s not something that’s on the front burner for us right now. … We want [Drury] to continue to play well and continue to get reps and build versatility.” Drury has excelled since getting treated for

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