Aaron Hicks had surgery to repair a torn sheath in his wrist on Wednesday, and while manager Aaron Boone is still waiting to hear back on how the surgery went, the expectation is that the center fielder’s season is over.
Boone told reporters on Thursday that Hicks is likely done for the year, and his rehab is expected to extend into the offseason.
“It looks like it’s gonna cost him the year,” Boone said. “I think it’s kind of that 4-6 month….definitely not something you want to rush back from. So it’s my understanding that it will spill into the offseason, his rehab, but I haven’t gotten a concrete, ‘this is the timeline’ exactly.”
Hicks’ last game came on May 12, before wrist soreness led to the torn tendon sheath diagnosis, similar to what Mark Teixeira dealt with in 2013. Hicks had received ant-inflammatories in an effort to play through the injury, but eventually elected for what looks to be like season-ending surgery.
Boone said earlier this month that Hicks, who underwent Tommy John surgery after the 2019 campaign, has battled wrist issues over the last “several” seasons, and doesn’t know when the injury occurred.
Hicks was batting just .194 with four home runs this season, but had started to come around in his last 10 games, batting .345 with a home run. He signed a seven-year, $70 million deal in 2019.
Brett Gardner will likely get the bulk of the time in center field the rest of the season, while Clint Frazier has also been told to be ready for reps in center.
Estevan Florial was called up on Thursday, but may be sent right back down following Thursday’s doubleheader.
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