With the 2021 season having come to a close, we are looking back at the year that was for members of the Texas Rangers.
Today we are looking at catcher John Hicks.
Hey, John Hicks! Remember him? The Rangers called him up in late June, after Jose Trevino fell at home, in what was initially thought to be just a few days on the active roster. When Trevino ended up having to go on the injured list because of the fall, Hicks was the official Backup Catcher on the roster.
Hicks was 31, had spent parts of the 2016-19 seasons in the majors with the Detroit Tigers, had spent the 2020 season at the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Alternate Training Site without getting any major league action, and was at Round Rock in 2021 as insurance for exactly this sort of situation.