Baltimore Orioles outfielder Aaron Hicks is making his debut with the club Wednesday afternoon against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. Hicks was signed to a one-year, major-league deal after center fielder Cedric Mullins was placed on the injured list on Tuesday. The 33-year-old struggled in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons before limping to a .188 average without a home run across 76 plate appearances in 2023, prompting the Yankees to cut him loose. However, Hicks figures to get a solid look in center field for the O's as long as Mullins is sidelined. He'll hit sixth and indeed man center field Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right-groin strain while outfielder Aaron Hicks has been signed to a major-league contract. Mullins appeared to injure himself while running down the first baseline on Monday and, unsurprisingly, will need time to heal. It's been another big season for the 28-year-old as he's hitting .263 with eight homers, 13 stolen bases, and an .835 OPS across 53 appearances. Hicks, meanwhile, was designated for assignment by the Yankees after limping to a .188 average alongside a homer and a .524 OPS across 76 trips to the plate. It's conceivable the veteran sees a good chunk of playing time while Mullins works his way back from the IL.

The New York Yankees officially released outfielder Aaron Hicks on Friday to make room for rookie right-hander Randy Vasquez, who will make his major-league debut on Friday in a start against the San Diego Padres. Hicks was designated for assignment last weekend and went unclaimed on waivers. The Yankees will now pay the majority of the remaining $27.6 million that remains on the 33-year-old's contract. Hicks has done very little offensively since hitting a career-high 27 home runs back in 2018 for the Yankees, and he's dealt with various injuries on top of the poor performances in recent seasons. In 28 games before he was cut this year, he hit just .188 (13-for-69) with two doubles, a homer, five RBI and 20 strikeouts. Hicks will most likely latch on with another team, but he's probably a long shot to return any fantasy value the rest of this year.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks has been designated for assignment on Saturday. The switch-hitter has been struggling, slashing .188/.263/.261 with one homer and five RBI in 20 games this season. The 33-year-old signed a seven-year, $70 million extension with the Yankees back in 2019. The Yankees have decided to eat nearly $30 million that remained on his deal through 2025. The expectation is that Hicks is going to clear waivers and be a free agent in the coming days. He should catch on elsewhere as a possible fourth outfielder, but his days of having fantasy value appear to be over.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks swung the bat well in Thursday's 4-2 road win over the Toronto Blue Jays, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. It was Hicks' first multi-hit game in May, and he's now batting .261 (6-for-23) with two doubles, a home run, four RBI and five runs scored in 10 games this month. The 33-year-old switch-hitter has picked things up at the plate lately, but overall he's still slashing a disappointing .194/.270/.269 with two doubles, a homer, five RBI and nine runs scored in 27 total games. Perhaps his better play recently will allow him to get into New York's lineup more often. As a part-time player, Hicks' fantasy ceiling is limited.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks left Tuesday's contest against the Oakland Athletics early after suffering a right shin contusion, according to the club's Twitter. The severity of the ailment isn't known at the moment, and there should be more news after the conclusion of the game. Hicks has fallen off a cliff ever since the start of 2022 and is slashing .153/.219/.220 this season with one homer, seven runs, and four RBI over 23 games. Fantasy managers can expect Willie Calhoun and Oswaldo Cabrera to get more playing time if the 33-year-old goes down with an injury. The former is batting .245 with a .682 OPS, while the latter owns a .204 batting average with five stolen bases, so they both have their limitations as fantasy options.

With New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader (oblique) potentially returning from the injured list soon, there's an argument to be made that the Yankees should finally move on from outfielder Aaron Hicks, although the 30-year-old still has three years and $30.5 million left on his contract. He's hitting just .136 (3-for-22) with an RBI in the first 10 games this year, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa has seemingly moved ahead of him on the center field depth chart. Meanwhile, Franchy Cordero has also put on an impressive power display with four home runs and 11 RBI through his first 10 games with the team, although he might need to keep it up to maintain a roster spot. Especially when Bader returns, Hicks probably won't be worth a roster spot in mixed fantasy leagues.

MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reported Monday that New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks will likely be the team's starting left fielder for the 2023 season. General manager Brian Cashman said of Hicks, "I suspect he will be the guy that emerges, because he's still really talented and everything's there." The 33-year-old has spent much of his career with the Yankees in a platoon role and slashed an uninspiring .216/.330/.313with eight home runs, 40 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 453 plate appearances in 2022. While the Yankees do have a strong lineup overall, Hicks' speed and benefit of hitting in that lineup do not provide enough to make him a compelling fantasy option, except perhaps in deep five-outfielder leagues.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (knee) said Tuesday that his season will be over after sustaining a left knee injury in American League Division Series' Game 5 5-1 win over the Guardians, per MLB's Bryan Hoch. Hicks underwent an MRI at New York-Presbyterian Hospital after the game and said that his estimated recovery time will be six weeks. The 33-year-old had a disappointing regular season and postseason, slashing .216/.330/.313 with eight home runs, 40 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 453 regular-season plate appearances while failing to record a hit this postseason.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (shin) is set to undergo a CT scan on his right shin on Wednesday. The 32-year-old fouled a ball off his shin during Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. He was removed from the game and helped off the field after the incident. X-rays following the injury were negative, but the team wants to Hicks to undergo a CT scan to determine if the injury is anything more than a shin contusion. The injury comes at a rough time for Hicks as he's been heating up in July. Over nine games this month, he's slashed .370/.485/.889 with three home runs, three doubles, two stolen bases, eight RBI and 10 runs.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against right-hander Luis Garcia and the Houston Astros. Aaron Judge, Joey Gallo and Giancarlo Stanton will be covering the outfield for the game. Hicks has been scuffling at the plate lately, recording just one hit over his last 18 at-bats. The 32-year-old has appeared in 66 games this year and he's slashing .218/.338/.284 with three home runs, seven stolen bases, 18 RBI and 24 runs. He should remain on waivers in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues at this point.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (hamstring) is back in center field and is hitting sixth on Sunday against Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan. Hicks missed the previous three games due to right hamstring tightness, but he'll be back for the series finale against the Rays. The 32-year-old switch-hitter does have five stolen bases on the year, but otherwise he hasn't done a ton for fantasy managers at the plate. He's slashing only .207/.336/.241 with one home run, seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 116 at-bats over 40 games played. Hicks has a .415 OPS and has struck out 29.1% of the time in the month of May.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This marks the third game in a row that Hicks has missed due to right hamstring tightness. The 32-year-old has struggled at the plate this season. Miguel Andujar will cover left field and bat fifth versus right-hander Corey Kluber. Hopefully, Hicks will be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, but he's not offering much with the bat right now anyway.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (hamstring) remains out of the starting lineup on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hicks was planning to return on Friday, but instead he'll miss his second straight game with right hamstring tightness. Fantasy managers should consider the 32-year-old to be day-to-day. With Hicks out again, Miguel Andujar will make another start in left field and will bat cleanup against Rays left-hander Jeffrey Springs. Hicks does have five stolen bases this year, but he's hitting just .209 with one homer, seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 115 at-bats. Andujar is still searching for his first home run, but he's gone 5-for-17 with two RBI and a steal in five games played.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (hamstring), who was scratched from the starting lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays with right hamstring tightness, said he feels like he'll return to the lineup on Friday against the Rays and left-hander Jeffrey Springs. "That's what I'm planning on," Hicks said. With Hicks sidelined Thursday, infielder Matt Carpenter got the start as the designated hitter in his first game with the team. Hicks hasn't made much of an impact with the lumber in his first 39 games for the Bombers, hitting .209/.338/.243 with one home run, seven RBI, 14 runs scored and five stolen bases in 140 plate appearances.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (hamstring) was scratched from the starting lineup on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays with right hamstring tightness, according to the team. Fantasy managers should consider Hicks as day-to-day for now. The 32-year-old is struggling at the plate this year with a .209/.338/.243 slash line, one home run, seven RBI, 14 runs scored and five stolen bases in 39 games played. Aaron Judge will get the nod in center field on Tuesday and is batting leadoff against Rays left-hander Ryan Yarbrough. Miguel Andujar is in left field and is hitting cleanup. Judge is the front-runner for American League MVP so far this year, so he needs to be in all starting season-long lineups. Andujar is 4-for-13 with an RBI and steal in just four games in 2022.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Spenser Watkins and the Baltimore Orioles. Aaron Judge will be shifting over to cover center field for the game. Hicks has been ice cold at the plate so far in May. Over 13 games this month, he's slashing .100/.265/.125 with just one extra-base hit, a double. Hicks started the year out strong with a .306/.426/.367 slash line in April before this recent cold stretch. He's stolen five bases already this year, but we expect his stolen base pace to slow down substantially as he only had a total of five stolen bases across the past three seasons. Hicks should be rostered in most AL-only leagues and five-outfielder leagues, but can remain on waivers in most shallow leagues.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the Texas Rangers. It's no surprise that Hicks is out of the lineup after he played both games of the doubleheader on Sunday against Texas. He went 0-for-5 with three walks, three strikeouts and two stolen bases during the twin bill and is now hitting .250 with one home run, five RBI, 11 runs scored and four stolen bases in his first 23 games of the season. Aaron Judge is starting in center field and batting in the two-hole on Monday against Rangers right-hander Jon Gray. The three-time All-Star leads the league with nine home runs and is hitting .283/.349/.616 with a .965 OPS in 26 games. Judge should be in all starting lineups in redraft leagues.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks was activated off of the paternity list on Friday. He is starting in center field for Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals and he'll be slotting into the No. 6 spot in the team's lineup. Hicks missed the entirety of the team's three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles this week. He bounced around the batting order a bit before hitting the paternity list. He batted leadoff in five straight games, but then wound up settling into the sixth spot in the order for the team's final two games last weekend. The 32-year-old is slashing .273/.377/.341 with one home run, two stolen bases, four RBI and six runs over 15 games on the year.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks was activated off the paternity list on Friday. He missed the previous series against the Baltimore Orioles, but is returning for the road trip. This season, Hicks is hitting .273/.377/.341 with one homer and two steals in 15 games. It's uncertain if he'll be back in the starting lineup on Friday. Fantasy managers will have to check back closer to game time.