Aaron Hicks parents, Jody and Joseph Hicks

Aaron Michael Hicks is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees.

Hicks was a standout baseball player at Woodrow Wilson Classical High School while growing up in Long Beach, California. He also participated in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Urban Youth Academy, which was created to promote baseball in cities.

Aaron, a switch-hitter, was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Long Beach, California’s Wilson Classical High School.

Hicks was considered the top prospect in the Twins organization and was selected as a 2008 Baseball America Rookie All-Star in his first season as a professional.

He was selected to the Gulf Coast League playoffs All-Star team for the Gulf Coast League Twins thanks to his.318 batting average, four home runs, 27 runs batted in, twelve stolen bases, and 28 walks.

For the Beloit Snappers in 2009, Hicks batted.251 with four home runs, 29 RBIs, ten steals, and 40 walks. In 2010, he went back to Beloit and hit.279 with eight home runs.

Hicks was named the Minnesota Twins’ starting centre fielder on March 24, 2013, according to the official statement. In memory of Dave Winfield, who wore 32 for the Twins, he chose his new uniform number. On August 1, he was transferred to AAA, and he wasn’t called back in 2013.

Hicks had a.259 on-base percentage in 281 at-bats while batting.192 in 2013. The newest unpaid spokesperson for the PSA is warning baseball fans not to believe anything they see during spring training, according to Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune.

For the Yankees, Hicks appeared in 28 games while batting.188/.263/.261 with one home run and five RBI. Hicks was marked for assignment on May 20, 2023, when Greg Allen was inserted into the lineup. On May 26, the Yankees released Hicks.