Hicks returns; Ellsbury, Headley hope to soon

ST. PETERSBURG — With their roster banged up following a rough weekend in Boston, the Yankees welcomed Aaron Hicks back from the disabled list on Tuesday while expressing hope that Jacoby Ellsbury and Chase Headley will also return to action this week.

Hicks had been shelved since sustaining a Grade 1 right hamstring strain on Aug. 31 in Kansas City. He watched from afar as the Yankees experienced a costly series in more ways than one, losing all four games to the Red Sox while blowing leads in three of those games.

“It’s definitely tough,” Hicks said. “Especially when you’re at home watching your team play, seeing them have leads, it just stinks to be able to watch that. Now, we have to make some changes and start winning some games that we need to.”

Hicks has not played up to expectations in his first year with the Yankees, but he showed signs of promise before the injury. Hicks batted .280 (23-for-82) with four homers and nine RBIs in August, raising his season average to .213, and he said that he expects to play every day through the end of the season.

“I think it was more just playing time — being in there consistently, being able …

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