Hicks will return to Yankee Stadium on Monday with the Orioles, with which he is playing regularly and putting up some of his best numbers in years.
after he had played sparingly this season and continued to draw the wrath of the fans in The Bronx following a long stretch marred by injuries and poor performance. , with which he is playing regularly and putting up some of his best numbers in years for a team that’s in second place in the AL East.
“I wasn’t shocked, because I felt like I already saw the way they were going,’’ Hicks said. “I assumed something was coming because everyone that came up [from the minors] seemed to pass me over. I would still be in the same role-playing against some lefties. … I assumed that was gonna continue and I’d never really get a consistent opportunity to play and take over the job.” He pointed to Oswaldo Cabrera, who Hicks said “earned the job in spring training,” and Jake Bauers.
The 33-year-old doesn’t look back on his time with the Yankees with much regret, other than his inability to stay healthy, which is what he points to as the reason why he was unable to justify his contract. Hicks was struggling mighty by the end of his Yankees tenure.The first was a 2019 right elbow injury that resulted in Tommy John surgery.
He signed with Baltimore, and in his first game for the Orioles on May 31, he had two hits. It began a 16-game stretch in which he went 16-for-51 with three doubles, a triple and three homers in 60 plate appearances for an OPS of 1.005. “I love the organization,’’ Hicks said. “I’d been there so long, it’s always gonna be a part of me. I have a lot to be proud of with the New York Yankees and love a lot of people there. Being a Yankee is tough on its own. Being there a long time is even harder.
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