{"id":454789,"date":"2022-05-30T01:28:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T22:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aaron-hicks-hitting-struggles-continue-for-yankees-vs-rays\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T01:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T22:28:44","slug":"aaron-hicks-hitting-struggles-continue-for-yankees-vs-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aaron-hicks-hitting-struggles-continue-for-yankees-vs-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aaron Hicks&#8217; hitting struggles continue for Yankees vs. Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e9290bc55\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e9290bc55\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aaron-hicks-hitting-struggles-continue-for-yankees-vs-rays\/#%E2%80%9CAaron_Hicks_hitting_struggles_continue_for_Yankees_vs_Rays%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Aaron Hicks&#8217; hitting struggles continue for Yankees vs. Rays&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAaron_Hicks_hitting_struggles_continue_for_Yankees_vs_Rays%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Aaron Hicks&#8217; hitting struggles continue for Yankees vs. Rays&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 Aaron Hicks\u2019 nightmarish season continued Sunday, although not in the way you might imagine.<\/p>\n<p>The slumping center fielder went hitless again, but in back-to-back RBI situations, Hicks hit the ball hard and still came up empty.<\/p>\n<p>He first lined out to third with two on and no one out in the sixth and then ran into more bad luck in the eighth.<\/p>\n<p>With the Yankees down by two runs and Gleyber Torres on third, Hicks hit a screamer back up the middle, but Taylor Walls, playing second base, made a terrific diving play and throw to first for the final out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great at-bat and a great play,\u2019\u2019 Aaron Boone said.<\/p>\n<p>It was the latest in a string of rough <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s for Hicks, who\u2019s missed plenty of time in recent seasons due to a variety of injuries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Yankees_Tigers_Baseball.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yankees\" class=\"wp-image-22457835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Yankees_Tigers_Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Yankees_Tigers_Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Yankees_Tigers_Baseball.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Aaron Hicks, reacting after striking out against the Tigers, saw his struggles continue in the Yankees\u2019 loss to Tampa on Sunday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And even though he was healthy this season until being sidelined by right hamstring tightness, hitting coach Dillon Lawson said he believes the lack of plate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances since 2018 continues to have an impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s trying to get back to his normal self after being in and out [of the lineup] over the last few years for one reason or another,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cThings change even when you don\u2019t mean for them to. Your normal feels different than it used to. We\u2019re trying to get him back to where he was before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long time coming.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing with a .627 OPS last season before being shut down because of a torn sheath in his wrist, Hicks entered Sunday with a .577 OPS on the season with only two extra-base hits.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>And he was just 14-for-87 with a double, four RBIs, 14 walks and 27 strikeouts in his previous 29 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking back at what made him, him,\u2019\u2019 Lawson said. \u201cWhen he was hitting .270 with 25 home runs and we\u2019re trying to get him back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lately, Boone said he\u2019s seen Hicks get away from his typical approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like he\u2019s pressed in certain situations,\u2019\u2019 Boone said before the game. \u201cControlling the strike zone has been a hallmark through his career and at times [recently], he\u2019s tried to chase that hit a little bit. That can get you in trouble as a hitter. Sometimes you want it so bad, you start playing into the hands of the pitcher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hicks had two multi-hit games in his previous four starts prior to Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last couple days before he sat out, we felt like he was getting better,\u2019\u2019 Lawson said. \u201cThere\u2019s stuff to be excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been more productive as a right-handed hitter, with a .758 OPS in 42 plate appearances, but just .501 in 99 plate appearances from the left side.<\/p>\n<p>Batting as a righty against southpaw Shane McClanahan on Sunday, Hicks flied out to right and struck out before coming up with two on and no one out in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>He turned on a pitch, but lined it right to third.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Hicks is hitting the ball in the air less than ever before and his exit velocity is down slightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has an expectation for himself and when he doesn\u2019t meet that, he takes it personally,\u2019\u2019 Lawson said. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna keep working. A lot of people would shut down and give up, but he\u2019s spending so much time in the video room and going over pregame information. He\u2019s doing extra sessions in the cage to make sure he can feel right as soon as possible.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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