New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks will miss the team's opening series of the season against the Baltimore Orioles with a lower back injury, according to Coley Harvey of ESPN.com.
Hicks told Harvey he received a second cortisone shot for his back Sunday and added he expects to be back for the team's second series against the Detroit Tigers.
The Yankees will face the Orioles in a three-game series between March 28-31, while the series against the Tigers will begin April 1.
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