Aaron Hicks’ evening went from dangerous to worse to benched on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees left fielder was pulled from their 4-2 loss to the Rays to begin the fifth inning after making a pair of defensive misplays within the fourth inning and enduring the wrath of a boisterous dwelling crowd.
Estevan Florial changed Hicks in left subject, and when the transfer was introduced to the gang, it was met with cheers.
Hicks struck out in his two at-bats, and heard boos after stranding a pair of runners within the third inning, however his troubles had been solely starting.
With one out and runners on first and second within the fourth inning, Rays star Wander Franco hit a fly ball to left subject. Hicks ran over to trace it down, however dropped the ball simply as he acquired to the foul line earlier than utilizing the wall to cease himself. Seemingly pondering the ball was foul, Hicks was sluggish to choose it up as each Rays scored and Franco reached on a double for the 3-0 lead.
Boos rained down on Hicks along with a quick “Joey Gallo” chant in left subject.
Randy Arozarena got here up subsequent and hit a line drive over the pinnacle of Hicks, who acquired rotated because the ball fell for a double that put the Rays up 4-0.
Hicks had misplaced his on a regular basis job final month after the arrival of Andrew Benintendi, however latest accidents to Benintendi and a slew of different Yankees led to him getting again within the lineup extra usually – because the No. 3 hitter, no much less, on Friday evening.
Whereas Hicks had briefly gotten again within the followers’ good graces earlier this week – he hit a three-run double on Wednesday and one other double Thursday to increase a ninth-inning rally – that good will shortly ran out on Friday evening.
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