Reds’ Austin Hays Making Case For Comeback Player Of The Year
The post Reds’ Austin Hays Making Case For Comeback Player Of The Year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Cincinnati Reds left fielder Austin Hays (12) in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April … More 27, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Austin Hays had the most difficult season of his career last year. A year after playing in his first All-Star Game, the outfielder was hampered for most of 2024 by a kidney infection. It reached the point where he was placed on the injured list for 19 days in September by the Philadelphia Phillies, who had acquired him from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade on July 26. “It was a very challenging year for me and my family,” Hays said. “There was a lot of change for us with the trade and then physically what I dealt with and how that affected me mentally too. Kidney problems are really tough on your mind as well.” Hays hit .255/.316/.396 with five home runs in 85 games. That was a comedown for a player who hit 22 home runs for the Orioles in 2021 then went deep 16 times in 2022 and 2023. The Phillies declined to offer Hays a contract last November, letting him become a free agent. The Cincinnati Reds signed Hays to a one-year, $5-million contract on Jan. 30. Reds Felt Austin Hays Signing Had Upside It seemed like a bit of a gamble by the Reds. However, the 29-year-old Hays has been one of the best bargains in MLB this year and is positioning himself to possibly win the Comeback Player of the Year award. Through 24 games, Hays is hitting .319/.364/.582 with six home runs and 19 RBI. He has made a big impression on Reds first-year manager Terry Francona in a rather small sample size. “It’s just not his hitting,” Francona…
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Cincinnati Reds left fielder Austin Hays (12) in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April … More 27, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Austin Hays had the most difficult season of his career last year. A year after playing in his first All-Star Game, the outfielder was hampered for most of 2024 by a kidney infection. It reached the point where he was placed on the injured list for 19 days in September by the Philadelphia Phillies, who had acquired him from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade on July 26. “It was a very challenging year for me and my family,” Hays said. “There was a lot of change for us with the trade and then physically what I dealt with and how that affected me mentally too. Kidney problems are really tough on your mind as well.” Hays hit .255/.316/.396 with five home runs in 85 games. That was a comedown for a player who hit 22 home runs for the Orioles in 2021 then went deep 16 times in 2022 and 2023. The Phillies declined to offer Hays a contract last November, letting him become a free agent. The Cincinnati Reds signed Hays to a one-year, $5-million contract on Jan. 30. Reds Felt Austin Hays Signing Had Upside It seemed like a bit of a gamble by the Reds. However, the 29-year-old Hays has been one of the best bargains in MLB this year and is positioning himself to possibly win the Comeback Player of the Year award. Through 24 games, Hays is hitting .319/.364/.582 with six home runs and 19 RBI. He has made a big impression on Reds first-year manager Terry Francona in a rather small sample size. “It’s just not his hitting,” Francona…
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