US Edition‘It’s a Little Weird,’ Ke’Bryan Hayes on His Return to PNC Park Following Trade to Reds
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AUG 7 – Ke'Bryan Hayes, traded due to offensive struggles, returned to Pittsburgh to face his former team as the Reds chase a playoff spot, with Hayes known for elite defense and a .579 OPS post-trade.
- Ke'Bryan Hayes made his first appearance at PNC Park as a Cincinnati Reds player on Thursday night, following his trade from the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.
- The Pirates traded Hayes on July 30 after his offensive struggles, despite signing him to an eight-year, $70 million contract in early 2022 as a franchise cornerstone.
- Hayes made his MLB debut with the Pirates during the 2020 season, earned a Gold Glove in 2023, and despite battling chronic back pain, managed to total six home runs across the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
- He batted.211 with one home run and a.579 OPS in six games with Cincinnati, whose offense relies on Elly De La Cruz amid a playoff pursuit three games out of a wild-card spot.
- Hayes called baseball a business and expressed gratitude for Pittsburgh but focuses on adjusting to Cincinnati, where his elite defense aims to stabilize the infield despite ongoing offensive concerns.
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Just 8 days after trade from Bucs to Reds, Hayes has Pittsburgh homecoming
PITTSBURGH -- It didn’t take Ke'Bryan Hayes long to have a homecoming. The Gold Glove third baseman returned to PNC Park on Thursday night as a member of the Reds, eight days after they acquired him in a trade with the Pirates. Hayes was in the lineup batting ninth as
'It's a Little Weird,' Ke'Bryan Hayes on His Return to PNC Park Following Trade to Reds
PITTSBURGH – Ke’Bryan Hayes returned to the only field he ever called home for the overwhelming majority of his six year big-league career. Hayes made his debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in 2020 and suited up in the black and gold for the next five years. That was until Hayes was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds the day before last week’s deadline. Eight days after the trade, Hayes returned to Pittsburgh for the start o…
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