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Yankees News: Aaron Hicks Set To Undergo MRI On Shoulder

By Kenneth Teape

Apr 8, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) makes a catch of a ball hit by Detroit Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez (not pictured) for an out in the seventh inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) makes a catch of a ball hit by Detroit Tigers right fielder J.D. Martinez (not pictured) for an out in the seventh inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Recent New York Yankees news is not overly positive, as outfielder Aaron Hicks needs to undergo an MRI for his injured left shoulder.

New York Yankees news has not been positive recently for the Bronx Bombers recently. While they have been doing a lot of losing in the win-loss column, they may be suffering another loss on the field now as well. The team’s fourth outfielder, Aaron Hicks, is set to undergo tests on his injured left shoulder.

Hicks injured his left non-throwing shoulder Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays when he was attempting to make a diving stop in the gap. Hicks was removed the from the game, saying that the shoulder was “sore and annoying.” The Yankees originally had no tests planned, but things have changed today.

After waking up and reporting that he was not feeling any better, Hicks is now set to undergo an MRI on the injured shoulder to see if there is any other problems beyond the soreness. “We told him: see how you feel when you wake up,” manager Joe Girardi said. “If you’re really sore, we’re going to send you for an MRI. And that’s what happened.”

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The Yankees acquired Hicks this past offseason in a trade with the Minnesota Twins, in exchange for catcher John Ryan Murphy. Hicks was expected to fill the role that Chris Young filled last season as the right-handed bat off the bench, but he has gotten into the lineup more often than people probably would have guessed when he was acquired.

Hicks had appeared in 14 of 15 games for the Yankees thus far, making seven starts, mostly when the opponent has a left-handed starter on the mound. The results haven’t been positive in the early going at the plate, as Hicks has only two hits in 22 at-bats. The biggest asset he brings to the team is his ability to play defense, which is why he has been brought off the bench in almost every game he hasn’t started in the season.

With Hicks now sidelined for the time being, the Yankees will have to use both Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury in the lineup. One of those two had been sitting at Hicks’ expense through the early part of the season, as Girardi has not liked playing them against left-handed pitching.

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While the injury for Hicks is unfortunate, this is a good chance for Ellsbury and Gardner to take advantage of. Neither of them want to be on the bench in a platoon, so they have to show that they can hit left-handed pitching as long as Hicks is out if they want to stay in the lineup on a consistent basis and not continue sitting.

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