NEW YORK -- With three showdowns in four weeks against their closest pursuer for the division title, the Boston Red Sox jiggered their starting rotation to make sure ace Chris Sale will pitch in all three series. But the New York Yankees might have a secret weapon of their own.
Get to know Aaron Hicks.
Or at least get reacquainted with him.
Though he was largely overshadowed by another Aaron -- you know, the power forward-sized slugger who hit gargantuan home runs and inspired his own rooting section in right field at Yankee Stadium -- Hicks was having a breakout season when he checked a swing in the third inning on June 25.