| Thu Sep 1 2016 | 03:28 | C John Hicks will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo prior to Frid... | ||||
C John Hicks will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo prior to Friday's game in Kansas City, the Tigers announced Wednesday. Hicks has played 70 games with Toledo, batting .303 with 38 runs, eight homers and 42 RBIs. He was claimed off waivers from Minnesota in late April. He will provide insurance behind James McCann and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, as well as another right-handed bat off the bench. | ||||||
| Sun Apr 24 2016 | 03:26 | C John Hicks claimed on waivers from Minnesota and assigned to D... | ||||
C John Hicks was claimed on waivers from Minnesota and assigned to Double-A Erie. The 26-year-old Hicks appeared in nine games with Triple-A Rochester this season, batting .242 with a solo home run. He played 17 major-league games last season with Seattle but had only two hits in 32 at-bats. Hicks is unlikely to play for the Tigers this season with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, James McCann and Bobby Wilson ahead of him. | ||||||
| Thu Dec 3 2015 | 04:03 | C John Hicks, who designated for assignment by Seattle on Nov | ||||
C John Hicks, who was designated for assignment by Seattle on Nov. 23, was claimed off waivers by Minnesota on Wednesday. Hicks, 26, was designated for assignment on Nov. 23. He appeared in 17 games, 14 games behind the plate, with Seattle in 2015, batting .063. Hicks spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Tacoma, batting .245 with six home runs and 35 RBIs 83 games. | ||||||
| Mon Aug 31 2015 | 16:56 | Hicks out of lineup on Monday | ||||
Hicks is out of the lineup on Monday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. | ||||||
Hicks has seen some playing time since being called up on August 28, but will cede the starting catcher role to Jesus Sucre on Monday. Hicks is 1-for-5 at the plate since being called up. | ||||||
| Fri Aug 28 2015 | 13:45 | Hicks recalled from Triple-A Tacoma | ||||
Hicks has been recalled from Triple-A Tacoma, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports. | ||||||
Hicks will make his first career trip up to the big leagues, taking the spot of Mike Zunino, who was optioned to Tacoma on Friday. Hicks, who hit a combined .290 across two levels in 2014, is slashing .245/.282/.362 in 83 Triple-A contests. He figures to share time with Jesus Sucre behind the plate. | ||||||
| Fri Nov 21 2014 | 15:10 | Hicks added to Mariners' 40-man roster | ||||
Hicks was added to the Mariners' 40-man roster. | ||||||
Hicks split time with Double-A Jackson and Triple-A Tacoma in 2014, slashing .290/.351/.403 in 81 games between the two levels. The 25-year-old will still likely begin the 2015 season in the minors, but he's now protected from December's Rule 5 draft. | ||||||