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Aaron Hicks took himself out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays in the wake of the police shooting of Daunte Wright. "I think it's just been a hard day for him, understandably, and emotional," Aaron Boone said.
The Twins finally showed patience with a center fielder, and it is paying off Share this story Photo by Jordan Johnson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Hicks was rushed to the majors. He debuted at 23 years old, in 2013, and with only 22 games at triple-A under his belt. The Twins needed to do so, because of the pre-2013 season trades of Ben Revere (for Vance Worley and Trevor May,) and Denard Span (for Alex Meyer.) Neither of those trades exactly worked out well for Minnesota, although May remains an underrated reliever, and one of the better components of recent Twins’ bullpens prior to ...
Would you extend Buxton? Share this story Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports Over the weekend, I saw an article in The Athletic regarding Byron Buxton and talks of a contract extension. Or, rather, him wanting an extension. And then our very own Tawny pointed out this article on MLB.com. If you don’t have a subscription to The Athletic or you don’t feel like reading either article, the TL;DR version of these pieces was that Buxton would like an extension, he’s a great player (when he’s healthy), and when he’s healthy he’s a game changer.