{{short description|American baseball player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Brandon Hicks |image=Brandon Hicks on June 9, 2014.jpg |image_size=240px |caption=Hicks with the San Francisco Giants in 2014 |position=Second baseman / Shortstop |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1985|9|14}} |birth_place=Houston, Texas, U.S. |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = May 5 | debutyear = 2010 | debutteam = Atlanta Braves |finalleague=MLB | finaldate = July 10 | finalyear = 2014 | finalteam = San Francisco Giants |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .153 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 11 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 30 | teams = *Atlanta Braves ({{Baseball year|2010}}–{{Baseball year|2011}}) *Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|2012}}) *San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2014}}) }} [[File:Brandon Hicks on July 29, 2012.jpg|240px|thumb|Hicks playing for the Oakland Athletics in 2012]] '''Brandon Ryan Hicks''' (born September 14, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants.
==Amateur career== Hicks attended Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas.<ref name="pasadena" /> He attended San Jacinto College before transferring to Texas A&M University, where he played shortstop for the Big 12 Tournament Championship team.
==Professional career==
===Atlanta Braves=== Hicks was drafted by the Braves in the third round (108th overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time in May 2010.<ref name="pasadena">{{cite news|last1=Avery|first1=Robert|title=San Francisco Giants call on Hicks' talents|url=http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pasadena/sports/san-francisco-giants-call-on-hicks-talents/article_978461ee-2220-5a78-9712-7009873e7677.html|access-date=July 12, 2014|publisher=The Pasadena Citizen|date=December 2, 2013}}</ref>
For the following season, Hicks made the 2011 Opening Day roster of the Atlanta Braves after performing well in that season's Spring training camp.<ref name="pasadena" /> On May 1, just five days short of a year after his Major League debut, Hicks collected his first Major League hit, an RBI single to left-center against Jaime García of the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Braves take advantage of Cardinals' maligned bullpen to notch win|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310501115|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504134931/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310501115|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2011|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
===Oakland Athletics=== He was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on March 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Curtright|first1=Guy|title=G-Braves infielder Hicks claimed off waivers by A's|url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/mar/13/g-braves-infielder-hicks-claimed-off-waivers-by-as/|access-date=July 12, 2014|publisher=Gwinnett Daily Post|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> Hicks hit his first career home run which was a walk off on July 18, 2012 against the Texas Rangers.<ref name="pasadena" /> Though the rest of the 2012 season he batted .172/.243/.391 in 64 at bats hitting 3 home runs and driving in 8 runs.
===New York Mets=== He was traded to the New York Mets on November 26, 2012 for cash considerations.<ref>{{cite news|title=A's Sell Infielder Brandon Hicks To NY Mets|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/11/26/as-sell-infielder-brandon-hicks-to-ny-mets/|access-date=July 12, 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=CBS San Francisco|date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>
===San Francisco Giants=== Hicks signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants in November 2013.<ref name="pasadena" /> He made the opening day roster due to an injury to second baseman Marco Scutaro. In his first appearance as a Giant he pinch-hit a home run to help the Giants beat the Diamondbacks. Hicks also hit the game-winning home run on April 27 to lift the Giants to a win over Cleveland. He was designated for assignment on July 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants activate 2B Scutaro from DL|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=11205701|access-date=July 12, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=July 11, 2014}}</ref> In his stint with the Giants, Hicks hit .162, with 8 home runs and 22 runs batted in. On December 15, 2014 Hicks signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hood|first1=Ryan|title=Giants designate infielder Hicks for assignment|url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140711&content_id=84293434¬ebook_id=84294582&vkey=notebook_sf&c_id=sf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720064309/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140711&content_id=84293434¬ebook_id=84294582&vkey=notebook_sf&c_id=sf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2014|access-date=July 18, 2014|work=MLB.com|date=July 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/players-who-have-elected-minor-league-free-agency.html|title=Players Who Have Elected Minor League Free Agency|last=Polishuk|first=Mark|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=October 6, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Dodgers=== On February 1, 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-jan-30-feb-4/|title=Minor League Transactions: Jan. 30-Feb. 4|work=Baseball America|first=Matt|last=Eddy|date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> and was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news9.com/story/31662833/okc-dodgers-release-2016-opening-day-roster|title=OKC Dodgers Release 2016 Opening Day Roster|work=news9.com|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> where he hit .229 in 89 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hicks-001bra|title=Brandon Hicks Register statistics & history|work=Baseball Reference}}</ref> He elected free agency following the season on November 7.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2016|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2016/|access-date=July 25, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|date=November 8, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Hicks retired from professional baseball in the offseason.
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==External links== {{Commons category|Brandon Hicks}} {{baseballstats|mlb=518794|br=h/hicksbr01|fangraphs=4003|brm=hicks-001bra}}
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