Aaron Hicks announced his dismissal from LIDOM on Friday after just 12 games with the Lions of the Chosen One.
The center fielder of the New York Yankees on the MLB He came to the Dominican league on a mission to take turns at the plate, after being out of the baseball fields since May.
It was in November that Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone confirmed the plan to send the outfielder to a winter league as part of the preparation for his return to the Big leagues.
Hicks was with the Chosen One for just under a month. Since his debut in the third week of November, he has taken 49 at-bats, hit 13 hits (including 4 doubles and a home run), drove in 9 runs and posted .265 / .321 / .408 offensive line.
Statistics are the least relevant in this case. Although the player’s passage through the Dominican league was short, it can be said that he fulfilled the objective.
With just 145 games played in the past three MLB seasons, Hicks’ mission at LIDOM was to test his wrist in competitive play action before heading into spring training and assessing his condition.
The American could have stayed one more week with the Lions, but although time was short, the plan had already been fulfilled and it was preferable to stop before risking a new injury.
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Did Aaron Hicks do well to finish his LIDOM performance after just 12 games?