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• Reds' Austin Hays: Two homers Monday

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Hays started in left field and went 3-for-3 with a double, two home runs and six RBI in Monday's Cactus League game against the Dodgers. Hays, who was signed by the Reds less than a month ago, looked like the power-hitting righty bat the club sought during the offseason. He knocked in a pair of runs in the first inning with a double, then launched a pair of two-run homers in the fourth and fifth innings. Hays suffered through an injury-filled 2024 and is eyeing a comeback season in 2025.

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• Reds' Austin Hays: Inks one-year pact with Cincinnati

  01/28/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Reds signed Hays to a one-year, $5 million contract Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. He'll have an opportunity to earn an additional $1 million in incentives. Hays was limited to just 85 games between the Orioles and Phillies in 2024 due to a calf strain and a kidney infection, and he slashed a disappointing .255/.303/.396 when on the field. However, he had a career .751 OPS prior to last season, including a .779 OPS versus left-handers, so some level of rebound for the 29-year-old in 2025 is doable. Great American Ball Park is an ideal landing spot, although it's not clear whether the Reds intend to give Hays regular starts against righties in addition to lefties.

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• Austin Hays: Non-tendered by Philadelphia

  11/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  The Phillies non-tendered Hays on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Hays had been projected to make more than $6 million in his final year of arbitration eligibility, and the Phillies have opted to send him to free agency rather than give him a raise. The 29-year-old slashed only .255/.303/.396 over 85 games in 2024 while splitting time between the Orioles and Phillies. He had a solid .262/.314/.437 career line prior to this past season and can handle all three outfield spots, so Hays shouldn't have trouble finding a gig elsewhere.

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• Phillies' Austin Hays: Not starting Game 4

  10/09/2024 • By RotoWire

  Hays is absent from the lineup Wednesday in Game 4 of the NLDS versus the Mets, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. It's lefty Jose Quintana on the bump for the Mets, but it will be Weston Wilson and not Hays getting the call in left field for the Phillies. Hays started Game 3 and went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.

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• Phillies' Austin Hays: Doesn't appear in Game 1

  10/05/2024 • By RotoWire

  Hays (back) did not appear in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Mets on Saturday. Hays missed the final two games of the regular season with a back issue, and despite having a week off he still did not take the field in Philadelphia's first postseason game. If his absence was health related, the Phillies' decision to include him on the roster suggests he should be back in the short term.

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