The Padres were aggressive admitting a mistake, and the Yanks can do the same.
It’s been extensively discussed on this website by yours truly, and many of my colleagues, that the Yankees are probably best served to move on from Aaron Hicks, and at this point, it would be a mutually beneficial move.
Hicks is a veteran, but at 33 years of age, he is more than capable of flourishing as a depth piece in another environment. Alas, it is...