July 29, 2018

Yankees’ unlikely cleanup hitter looks like he belongs there

by Felix Pantaleón

Aaron Hicks has a simple approach to batting cleanup. “I’m not going to try to hit like a four-hole hitter,” he said. The Yankees’ center fielder shouldn’t change that philosophy. Hitting there for the fourth time this season after never batting fourth in five previous major league seasons, Hicks continued to excel in that spot….

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Written by Felix Pantaleón

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