Aaron Hicks’ swing was always supposed to be perfect for Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees envisioned Hicks regularly feasting on the Stadium’s short porch in right field when they signed him to a seven-year, $70 million contract extension in 2019.

Hicks finally did so Tuesday afternoon, but it was far from the way the Yankees had originally planned for it.

Now with the Orioles, the unpopular ex-Yankees outfielder belted a solo home run to right field during his team’s 8-4 Fourth of July loss to the Yankees in The Bronx.

After recording a single during the Orioles’ 6-3 loss to the Yankees on Monday evening, Tuesday’s homer was Hicks’ second hit of the series in what has been his first trip back to his old stomping grounds.

He finished the day 1-for-3 from the plate with a walk.

“As soon as I got over here, I’ve just been playing every single day,” Hicks said. “Everything’s been positive since I’ve been here. This team is fun. They’re young, they’re hungry, it’s been fun to be here.”

The fifth-inning homer cut the Orioles’ deficit to 3-1, and preceded the next two batters’ double and home run to tie the game at 3-3.

Hicks took a second to look at the homer, but was not overly demonstrative while rounding the bases.

It traveled just 372 feet with a 99.1 mph exit velocity, and would have been a homer in just four MLB ballparks, according to Home Run Report, benefiting from the infamous right field fence at Yankee Stadium he failed to capitalize on in his over seven-plus seasons in The Bronx. 

Hicks has heard loud boos from Yankees fans throughout the series, similar to the ire he was subjected to while he was on the team.

He has been heckled during every at-bat, while he stands in left field, and even during a tribute video the Yankees played on the big screen for him prior to Monday’s game.

That continued after his home run on Tuesday, and fans threw the ball back on the field as he was rounding the bases. “Hicks you suck, Hicks you suck,” chants even emerged from the left-field stands later on in the eighth inning.

“Yeah [I was expecting the reaction],” Hicks said. “The way that this year was going, things that I’ve been hearing while I was out there when I was here. I kind of assumed that was gonna happen, but I just go out there and continue to battle and try to win games.”

The 33-year-old Hicks endured nightmarish struggles at the plate this season and in recent seasons since his contract extension.

It reached a boiling point in late May, and the Yankees finally cut their losses and designated Hicks for assignment.

He owned a .188/.263/.261 slash line with a .524 OPS and one home run when the Yankees made the move, with the team still owing him about $27 million over the next three years.

After subsequently signing with the Orioles, Hicks has enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance.

He entered Tuesday with a .262./.374/.465 slash line with a .838 OPS and four homers with Baltimore.

“I definitely enjoyed my time here [with the Yankees],” Hicks said. “I enjoyed being a Yankee, and I enjoyed the team. It’s kind of just one of those things where it’s a little disappointing, but at the same time they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do. I can’t control that.”