
New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks has dodged a major bullet on the injury front.
Hicks was removed from the nightcap of Saturday’s split doubleheader with an apparent elbow injury. He fired a ball back into third to try to prevent a runner from tagging, and did so successfully but hurt his arm in the process.
The way that Aaron Boone was talking after Saturday’s game didn’t sound good, saying he was getting an MRI on Sunday. The thought of Tommy John surgery came up, but it was shut down after the MRI results emerged.
Hicks will rest for 7 to 10 days before being reevaluated. If all goes well, he would then begin a throwing and rehab program to try and get back on the active roster before the end of the regular season.
Fans on twitter were hoping that if Hicks went on the IL, Clint Frazier would be recalled. However, that wasn’t the case and they instead took JA Happ off the paternity list (which was bound to happen).
Hicks hasn’t been stellar on offense, batting around .230. But his impact will be greatly missed on defense and on the base-paths.