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Yankees activate Aaron Hicks from injured list

By Jake Elman
Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks has not played this season because of a back injury. Hicks was activated from the injured list Monday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks has not played this season because of a back injury. Hicks was activated from the injured list Monday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

May 13 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees have activated outfielder Aaron Hicks from the injured list after recovering from a back injury.

Hicks, 29, has not played this season. The veteran outfielder hit .248 with a career-high 27 home runs and 79 RBIs in 137 games last season.

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The Yankees optioned outfielder Mike Tauchman to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Hicks injured his back in spring training. He was scheduled to hit leadoff against the Baltimore Orioles Monday.

Hicks is a career .236 hitter with 70 home runs and 240 RBIs. He has been with the Yankees since 2016.

New York also placed pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Chance Adams was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Yankees enter Monday's game against the Orioles with a 24-16 record.

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