Yankees fans upset over giving cry-baby Aaron Hicks two starts

Yankees fans mock the team brass for including Aaron Hicks in the playing lineup after he went public complaining about his lack of playtime. The player was subject to boos by the Bronx faithful every time he took to bat in his last two starts.

Hicks gets some serious boos and Judge gives him a pat on the back pic.twitter.com/1KvtVFG2nK

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 5, 2023

Aaron Hicks invited the wrath of fans

Aaron Hicks remains the least popular among Yankees fans. This led Joel Sherman of the New York Post to term him as their enemy No. 1 during the offseason.

On September 9, 2022, the crowd at Yankee Stadium turned hostile after Aaron Hicks was struck out and softly grounded. With two outs in the fourth inning, loud shouts erupted into cries of “Jo-ey, Gal-lo” after he made a pair of poor plays in left field. After Aaron Hicks dropped two balls in left field that turned into run-scoring doubles for Tampa Bay, the Yankees benched him in the midst of the fourth inning. The result was the Rays’ 4-2 victory over the Yankees.

Most Yankees fans already wanted to see Aaron Hicks leave the team. But they were even more upset when manager Aaron Boone said at a news conference over the weekend that the player had come to him to complain about not getting to play in the team’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants.

According to The New York Post, Boone told:

“(Hicks) is going to play. I would probably expect him to be in there the next couple of days.”

Aaron Hicks did start in left field for Monday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, just as Boone said he would. When Hicks’ name was called in the pregame lineup, New York Yankees fans booed loudly, and the boos got louder as Hicks went 0-for-4.

Fans slam Yankees team management

Boone had Aaron Hicks back in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Phillies, even though he had a bad game on Monday. Yankees fans are not happy, which is not a surprise. Many Yankees fans blame Boone for playing Aaron Hicks just as much as they blame Hicks for not doing well. Fans of the New York Yankees would love to see as many of their highly regarded prospects play as possible. Oswaldo Cabrera is a “super utility” player who fits right into this way of thinking. Now that Aaron Hicks is starting over Cabrera instead of the other way around, anger is once again starting to rise.

My two daughters have a bedtime at inning5. They appreciate watching games with me. But they decided that some players are unwatchable. Quotes:
‘Oh no, it’s Aaron Hicks!’
‘I feel bad for Aaron Hicks because he is not a good player.’
“Aaron Hicks is up, I’m ready for bed!”

— Michael Forrest (@michaelLforrest) April 5, 2023

Aaron Hicks will be on the team all season btw. Hal doesnt have the stoned to pay him $25-30m to fuck off

— Joe (@knicks2028) April 5, 2023

Aaron Hicks is not in a slump. He sucks.

— Chris Northrop – Aaron James Judge, The Captain (@Yankeesgabbagab) April 5, 2023

Really hard to invest in a team that gives regular at bats to Josh Donaldson and Aaron Hicks.

— Gaven (@Gaven2424) April 5, 2023

Even though I like him it's time to trade Aaron Hicks

— Steve johnson (@Coffeebeansteve) April 5, 2023

Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone didn't go get Brian Reynolds and sent Oswald Peraza and Jasson Dominguez back to the minors because they said Josh Donaldson, Aaron Hicks and Isiah Kiner-Falefa were going to have "bounce-back" seasons…#2for29#RepBX #Yankees #NYYvsPHI #NYY pic.twitter.com/O0NzlX9giJ

— West LA Résistance ☮️ 🌊🇺🇸 (@45bestwords) April 5, 2023

He's saying "How much longer do we have to roll out Aaron Hicks before you realize he sucks?"

— Gone Fishin' (@algexy53) April 5, 2023

DAY 1: Aaron Hicks 0-3.

It’s not right to kick a man while he’s down. So it’s a good thing Aaron Hicks doesn’t have a set of balls on him. I mean seriously get this guy off the team already. L + guys a virgin. #virginyankees pic.twitter.com/v5KnjDYq9q

— Virgin Yankees (@VirginYankees) April 5, 2023

if I wake up to an MLB notification of a yankee lineup that contains Aaron Hicks instead of Oswaldo Cabrera, I will be setting myself on fire. Sweet dreams 😌 pic.twitter.com/abezuNrsGc

— roseanne 🥀 (@HoodieFrazier) April 5, 2023

Aaron hicks HAS to be trolling, there is no shot he wants to play on the yankees, everyone at the stadium was booing him

— Saadik 🍿 jamm (@Popjamm) April 5, 2023

Y’all think doofy ass Aaron Hicks thinks he deserves more playing time after going 0-7 with no hope over the last two games?

— Swaggy K (@kevin_k24) April 5, 2023

he is laughing to the bank still owed about $30M …great to be Aaron Hicks

— algwiz (@algwiz) April 5, 2023

I don’t care if it is game 6 10 or 88. Aaron Hicks needs to get out of New York now

— Jason Ohlstein (@jason051198) April 5, 2023

What do Sonny Gray, Joey Gallo and Aaron Hicks have in common?

— Bradk (@madbrad61) April 5, 2023

Someone explain to me why Aaron Hicks is playing over Oswaldo Cabrera. Make it make sense,

— Fire Cashman/Boone (@stickyclicksm) April 5, 2023

Will Aaron Hicks be there?

For a team like the Yankees that always wants to make the playoffs, Aaron Hicks’ situation has become very bad for the team and everyone around it. Hicks has never hit better than .230 in his career, but he hasn’t even done that since 2019.

From 2020 to 2022, he hit .225, .194, and .216, and since 2018, he hasn’t heard much other than boos. The 33-year-old had his best season ever, hitting .248 with 27 home runs. In the four years since then, he has only hit 30 home runs.

The worst news for the Yankees is that Aaron Hicks is under contract until 2025.

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