Remember when Aaron Hicks was nothing more than a target of laughter for New York Yankees fans? Oh, how the times have changed.
Now, coming off a season in which he batted under the Mendoza line for quite some time, New York’s switch-hitting fourth outfielder is putting himself in range to secure a spot on the American League All-Star team on July 11 at Marlins Park.
No, his name isn’t even mentioned in the Top-15 voting for AL outfielders, but that’s quite understandable. Aaron Judge leads the way with 1,251,543 votes with Brett Gardner, who is on pace to hit 37 home runs, is at nine with 364,493 votes and Jacoby Ellsbury, who has been on the disabled list with a concussion for a couple weeks rounds out the list at 15.