Yanks hope to avoid placing Hicks on DL

NEW YORK — Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks awoke on Sunday morning and didn’t feel appreciably better than he did on Friday night after injuring his left shoulder attempting to make a diving catch.

“Today it kind of feels pretty much the way it did yesterday,” Hicks said before Sunday’s game against the Rays. “I just feel it in my shoulder still. I do feel like I have more movement and it’s getting better. Now I’m about to go in [the training room] and do some treatment, do whatever they want me to do in there.”

An MRI on Saturday revealed traumatic bursitis in the shoulder. Hicks received a cortisone shot and was told not to participate in baseball activities for four-to-five days.

The club has discussed placing him on the disabled list, but may hold off for a few more days, manager Joe Girardi said on Sunday. The Yanks embark on a nine-game road trip to Texas, Boston and Baltimore, opening a three-game series against the Rangers on Monday at 8:05 p.m. ET. They have an off-day on Thursday.

At any point within the next three days, if the Yanks decide to …

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