Aaron Hicks’ newest blunder seems to frustrate Gerrit Cole in Yankees’ win
Aaron Hicks continues to do little or no to endear himself to Yankees followers.
The outfielder, who has struggled on the plate and within the subject this season, appeared to lose a ball within the lights Thursday night time throughout the Yankees’ win over the Rangers.
Hicks, who enters Friday with a slugging share of .147, slid to aim to catch a batted ball from Texas’ Marcus Semien within the backside of the third inning, and on the final minute pulled his glove away from the ball, letting the ball fly previous him as he flopped to the bottom.
The YES Community cameras then flashed to pitcher Gerrit Cole — who was pitching a shutout at the time — trying visibly pissed off when Hicks made the blunder.
The announcers speculated that Hicks could have misplaced the ball within the lights.
The play was dominated as a success, and led to the Rangers plating two runs later within the inning after a fielder’s selection and infield single.
The Yankees held on to win the sport, 4-2, with Cole getting his fifth win of the season.
Cole expressed confidence in his teammates after the sport.
“[My confidence] comes from my teammates,” Cole mentioned. “It comes from my preparation. And it comes from simply being in a great spot to execute numerous pitches. Clearly [a three-run lead] permits us to assault the zone. We’ve simply performed good baseball as a rule. It’s one thing you feed off of as a pitcher.”
Cole had a three-run lead within the third when Hicks dedicated the blunder.
Hicks is having a tough go of it on the plate thus far in 2023, with simply 5 hits in 38 plate appearances (a .147 common).
And it was simply Tuesday night time the place he was unable to make a play on a double to the hole by the Twins’ Jorge Polanco.
All 5 hits have been singles.
“I perceive it 100%,’’ Hicks said earlier this month of followers booing him at house. “Proper now, I’m specializing in myself and making an attempt to get off to a scorching begin and simply play baseball and have enjoyable.”
With Giancarlo Stanton injured (hamstring) and now Aaron Judge taken out of Thursday night’s game — along with his standing nonetheless unsure after experiencing proper hip discomfort — the Yankees nonetheless appear to have no selection however to play Hicks.
Hopefully for them, he can at the very least present dependable protection within the outfield.