Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Not expected back this season
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Hayes (back) is not expected to return before the end of the 2024 season, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Assistant general manager Kevan Graves effectively closed the door on a return for Hayes, saying Sunday that he "wouldn't anticipate seeing [Hayes] competing on the field before the end of the season here," and adding that "it's just too short of a window." Hayes has been on the shelf since mid-August, and he took a massive step backward on the field this season, slashing just .233/.283/.290 across 396 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Return unclear
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Hayes (back) is set to resume light baseball activity, MLB.com reports.
Hayes has been sidelined since Aug. 19 and has been working to strengthen his core for a potential return. He is expected to start playing catch soon, though his return this season appears to be in jeopardy. The team has not officially decided whether Hayes will play again in 2024.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Yet to resume baseball activities
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Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Tuesday that Hayes (back) has yet to resume baseball activities, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Hayes landed on the 10-day injured list more than three weeks ago with a back injury that has nagged at him for much of the season. Shelton also noted Tuesday that, as of now, offseason surgery for Hayes is not under consideration. However, the third baseman is clearly not close to returning, and at this point it's fair to wonder whether he will make it back at all this season. Jared Triolo has been operating as the Pirates' everyday third baseman since Hayes went down and will continue to hold down that spot.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Still being evaluated
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Hayes' back injury is still being evaluated and there remains no timetable for his return, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The third baseman has been on the 10-day injured list on two occasions this season with back problems and the Pirates are still trying to get a better handle on the injury. Hayes is expected to return at some point during September, but his timeline lacks specificity. The 27-year-old is sporting a lowly .233/.283/.290 batting line this season.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Expected back this season
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General manager Ben Cherington said Sunday that he is optimistic Hayes (back) will return at some point during the 2024 season, MLB.com reports.
Hayes has been sidelined since Aug. 19 with back inflammation and has not resumed much activity. Despite the lack of progress, he should be back to man the hot corner at some point in the coming weeks.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Goes on IL with back inflammation
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The Pirates placed Hayes on the 10-day injured list Monday with low-back inflammation, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
It was reported earlier Monday that Hayes has been playing with a herniated disc in his back for much of the season, and this is the second time a back problem has landed him on the IL. It's not clear how much time he might miss. Jared Triolo figures to handle third base for now, although Isiah Kiner-Falefa could move there when Nick Gonzales (groin) returns.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Playing through herniated disc
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Hayes has played with a herniated disc in his back for much of the season, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Hayes missed most of May with the issue, and while he's stayed off the injured list since then, it sounds like the discomfort hasn't really gone away. It could at least partly explain the 27-year-old's dreadful .233/.283/.290 batting line this season. There doesn't seem to be any talk at this point of surgery and/or shutting Hayes down, but perhaps that changes when/if the Pirates decide they don't have a realistic chance of making the postseason. Hayes has five more years left on the eight-year, $70 million contract extension he signed in April of 2022.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Absent from lineup
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Hayes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Seattle.
Hayes has gone 0-for-12 with five strikeouts over his last three games. He'll begin Sunday's contest in the dugout while Jared Triolo starts at third base and bats ninth.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Getting day off
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Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Hayes appears to be receiving some maintenance after he went 8-for-35 (.229 average) with two stolen bases, six runs and two RBI while starting each of the Pirates' last nine games. Jared Triolo will spell Hayes at the hot corner.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Two steals in win
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Hayes went 0-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and one run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
Hayes is still looking for his first extra-base hit since the All-Star break, and he's batting just .200 (7-for-35) over 10 games in that span. He made an impact with speed Monday, logging his first two steals since July 7. The third baseman has slumped to a .239/.293/.298 slash line with 10 steals, three home runs, 23 RBI, 33 runs scored and nine doubles over 81 contests this season.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Hayes is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Cardinals.
Hayes went hitless in four plate appearances in the series opener Monday and will now begin Tuesday's festivities on the bench. The Pirates will go with Jared Triolo at third base.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Swipes eighth bag
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Hayes went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Mets.
Hayes reached base in three of his four at-bats Sunday, as he also reached on an error in addition to a pair of singles. Hayes now has a multi-hit game in four of his last eight contests, with three steals in that span. The power numbers continue to plague Hayes though, as he's slugging a poor .299 for the season. The 27-year-old has 11 extra-base hits through 270 plate appearances this season and will need to pick those numbers up in order to have a larger fantasy impact.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Checking out of starting nine
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Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Jared Triolo will step in at third base while Hayes takes a seat for the series finale in Atlanta. Hayes had started in each of Pittsburgh's last three games, going 4-for-12 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Tallies third homer
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Hayes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Reds.
Hayes tallied the Pirates' only run with a solo home run in the seventh inning -- his third of the season. The performance also extended his hitting streak to a modest five games, though he has no multi-hit performances in that span to go along with only two RBI and two runs scored. Hayes has a disappointing .084 ISO across 215 plate appearances this season.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Riding pine Sunday
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Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Hayes will get some rest for the series finale in Colorado after he had started in each of the Pirates' last five games while going 3-for-21 with a stolen base and a run scored. Jared Triolo will fill in for Hayes at the hot corner.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Hayes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Hayes had started nine of 10 games since he returned from his back injury in late May, with the lone absence coming in a doubleheader. The 27-year-old has a .745 OPS in 33 at-bats since coming back from the injury, and Sunday's rest day will give him two straight days to take it easy since the Pirates have a team day off Monday. Jared Triolo will man the hot corner in the series finale versus Minnesota.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Swipes fourth bag
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Hayes went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Twins.
The third baseman is up to four steals on the season, and all of them have come in his last eight games. Hayes is also batting .323 (10-for-31) over that stretch with a homer, four RBI and six runs, and he seems fully recovered from the back issues that cost him most of May and which may have contributed to his .239/.317/.318 slash line in April.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Swipes first bag of 2024
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Hayes went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
The steal was his first of the year, after he'd swiped 30 over the prior two seasons combined. Hayes missed most of May with back trouble, which could help explain his lack of activity on the basepaths, and Friday's single was his first hit of any kind since May 5. The third baseman has a disappointing .237/.318/.311 slash line through 36 games with one homer and 12 RBI, but if he can stay healthy he's capable of heating up over the summer.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Resting for second game of twin bill
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Hayes is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Tigers.
After being activated from the injured list Tuesday, Hayes had to wait a day to make his return to the lineup due to a rainout creating a doubleheader Wednesday. He started at third base and played all eight innings in the field in the Pirates' 8-0 loss in the first game of the day, going 0-for-2 with a walk. Hayes should settle back into an everyday role at the hot corner, but the Pirates won't have him play two full games in his first day back in the lineup. Jared Triolo will fill in for him at third base in the second game of the day.
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Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Nearing next steps
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Hayes (back) has been hitting on the field and will run the bases Sunday, MLB.com reports.
Assuming he feels well after Sunday's activity, Hayes will meet with manager Derek Shelton to determine his next steps. That would presumably either be activation from the injured list or a rebab assignment.
