# Brandon Hicks > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_Hicks > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brandon_Hicks.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Hicks > Source revision: 1335138075 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Second_baseman) / [Shortstop](/source/Shortstop) |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1985|9|14}} |birth_place=[Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_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](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) | stat1value = .153 | stat2label = [Home run](/source/Home_run)s | stat2value = 11 | stat3label = [Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in) | stat3value = 30 | teams = *[Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) ({{Baseball year|2010}}–{{Baseball year|2011}}) *[Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) ({{mlby|2012}}) *[San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) ({{mlby|2014}}) }} [[File:Brandon Hicks on July 29, 2012.jpg|240px|thumb|Hicks playing for the [Oakland Athletics in 2012](/source/2012_Oakland_Athletics_season)]] '''Brandon Ryan Hicks''' (born September 14, 1985) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [infielder](/source/infielder). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves), [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) and [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants). ==Amateur career== Hicks attended [Sam Rayburn High School](/source/Sam_Rayburn_High_School) in [Pasadena, Texas](/source/Pasadena%2C_Texas). He attended [San Jacinto College](/source/San_Jacinto_College) before transferring to [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_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](/source/2007_Major_League_Baseball_draft). He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time in May 2010.{{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}} For the following season, Hicks made the 2011 Opening Day roster of the [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) after performing well in that season's Spring training camp. 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](/source/Jaime_Garc%C3%ADa_(baseball)) of the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals).{{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}} ===Oakland Athletics=== He was claimed off waivers by the [Oakland Athletics](/source/Oakland_Athletics) on March 13, 2012.{{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}} Hicks hit his first career home run which was a walk off on July 18, 2012 against the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)). 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](/source/New_York_Mets) on November 26, 2012 for cash considerations.{{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}} ===San Francisco Giants=== Hicks signed a minor league contract with the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) in November 2013. He made the opening day roster due to an injury to second baseman [Marco Scutaro](/source/Marco_Scutaro). In his first appearance as a Giant he pinch-hit a home run to help the Giants beat the [Diamondbacks](/source/Arizona_Diamondbacks). Hicks also hit the game-winning home run on April 27 to lift the Giants to a win over [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland_Indians). He was [designated for assignment](/source/designated_for_assignment) on July 11, 2014.{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} ===Los Angeles Dodgers=== On February 1, 2016, he signed a minor league contract with the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers){{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}} and was assigned to the Triple-A [Oklahoma City Dodgers](/source/Oklahoma_City_Dodgers),{{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}} where he hit .229 in 89 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=hicks-001bra|title=Brandon Hicks Register statistics & history|work=Baseball Reference}} He elected free agency following the season on November 7.{{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}} Hicks retired from professional baseball in the offseason. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Brandon Hicks}} {{baseballstats|mlb=518794|br=h/hicksbr01|fangraphs=4003|brm=hicks-001bra}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Brandon}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Atlanta Braves players Category:Oakland Athletics players Category:San Francisco Giants players Category:Texas A&M Aggies baseball players Category:Danville Braves players Category:Rome Braves players Category:Mississippi Braves players Category:Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Category:Gwinnett Braves players Category:Sacramento River Cats players Category:St. Lucie Mets players Category:Las Vegas 51s players Category:Fresno Grizzlies players Category:Baseball players from Houston Category:Peoria Javelinas players Category:Peoria Saguaros players Category:Arizona League Giants players Category:Oklahoma City Dodgers players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brandon Hicks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Hicks) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Hicks?action=history)). 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