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Austin Hays
Cincinnati Reds
OF: 76 DH: 3
2025 Projected Value: $4
2025 Actual Value: $15 Difference: $11
Based on 10-team NL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2025 proj	380	100	49	11	42	23	95	3	0.263	20.1
2025	40	15	10	3	9	4	10	1	0.375	39.7
2024	235	60	26	5	20	9	59	2	0.255	9.0
2023	520	143	76	16	67	38	141	5	0.275	34.4
2022	535	134	66	16	60	34	114	2	0.250	24.1
2021	488	125	73	22	71	28	107	4	0.256	33.0
2020	122	34	20	4	9	8	25	2	0.279	21.2
2019	68	21	12	4	13	7	13	2	0.309	8.3
2017	60	13	4	1	8	2	16	0	0.217	0.8

Player News

Date	News
4/18/25	Austin Hays returns to Orioles’ Camden Yards after ‘shock’ of 2024 trade. Austin Hays wanted to spend his whole career with the Orioles, but they traded him at last year’s deadline and he’s since joined the Reds. Source: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/18/reds-austi...
4/17/25	Reds chase third straight series win in finale vs. Mariners. The Cincinnati Reds will look to build a new winning streak and capture their third straight series when they host the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game set. The Reds lost 5-3 to the Mariners on Wednesday, ending their four-game winning streak. The Mariners enter Thursday having won five of their last six games. The teams played a game that featured a controversial call in the eighth inning as plate umpire Chris Segal ruled batter's interference on the Reds' Austin Hays. Source: https://www.cbs19news.com/sports/national/reds-cha...
4/16/25	[PHOTOS] Cincinnati Reds Continue Win Streak with 8-4 Defeat of Seattle Mariners. The Cincinnati Reds continued their winning streak at home Tuesday, April 16 in their first game of the series against the Seattle Mariners. Reds center fielder Austin Hays wowed fans with his debut, scoring four runs, including a three-run home run in the fifth inning that pulled the Reds into the lead. The Reds closed out the game with an 8-4 victory over the Mariners. Source: https://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/photos-cincinn...
4/16/25	Reds face Mariners, seek fifth straight victory. The Cincinnati Reds will try to continue their winning ways Wednesday night when they host the Seattle Mariners in the second game of a three-game set. On Tuesday, the Reds extended their winning streak to four games, all of them coming on the current six-game homestand. Austin Hays hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning and drove in four runs while Gavin Lux went 4-for-4 in an 8-4 decision over the Mariners. It was just the third time in franchise history that a player drove in four runs in his Cincinnati debut. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/reds-face-...
4/15/25	Watch Austin Hays' homer on his impressive Cincinnati Reds debut. Austin Hays' Cincinnati Reds debut won't soon be forgotten. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/watch-austin-hays...
4/12/25	Here's when the Reds are aiming to have Austin Hays rejoin the team. Austin Hays could make his Cincinnati Reds debut next week. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/heres-reds-aiming...
4/10/25	Reds Outfielder Austin Hays Set to Take Next Step in Recovery. The Cincinnati Reds announced on Thursday that they sent outfielder Austin Hats to Triple-A Louisville on a rehab assignment. Hays has been on the injured list since the beginning of the season with a left calf strain, the same injury he missed time with last season in Baltimore. The 29-year-old should be a big boost for the Reds' struggling outfield offensively. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/cincinnati-reds-o...
4/07/25	Cincinnati Reds Get Encouraging Injury Updates About Two Key Starters. Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona provided injury updates on Austin Hays and Tyler Stephenson before Monday's matchup against the San Francisco Giants. Stephenson received good news and is excited to start doing baseball activities. "He was really excited, so they're gonna let him become more aggressive rotationally," Francona told Gordon Wittenmyer of The Enquirer . "Which is good - start doing some baseball stuff... I think that he was really on a good track but it's certainly nice when you get some tangible evidence that it's good." Stephenson slashed .258/.338./.444 last season in 138 games and has been on the injured list since the start of the 2025 season with a low-grade oblique strain. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/reds-manager-terr...
3/30/25	Reds' Manager Terry Francona Provides Key Injury Updates on Sunday. Cincinnati Reds' manager Terry Francona provided injury updates ahead of Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Austin Hays and closer, Alexis Diaz. If all goes well, Hays plans to be back for the Pirates series starting on Friday, April 11. “It was good news with the MRI that it was a mild strain," Hays told Charlie Goldsmith . "Similar to what I felt like I had last year when it came on and I made the decision to play through it. I ended up Grade 2-ing it.” Hays had an impressive spring, slashing .310/.370/.690 with eight extra-base hits in 16 spring training games. Francona didn't provide an update on when we might see Diaz back with the Reds but mentioned he Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/reds-manager-terr...
3/27/25	Reds outfielder Austin Hays placed on 10-day injured list with left calf strain. Hays, an AL All-Star in 2023 while with the Baltimore Orioles, returned for the postseason but went hitless with three strikeouts in four at-bats for the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS against the Mets. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/reds-outfielder-a...
3/26/25	Reds outfielder Hays put on IL with calf strain. Reds outfielder Austin Hays was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44419206/reds-...
3/25/25	Update: Reds Outfielder Dealing With Injury Ahead of Opening Day. Reds Radio reported Tuesday night that outfielder Austin Hays is currently dealing with a calf injury. The team anticipates further updates by tomorrow. Losing Hays would be a big blow to the Reds as he slashed .310/.370/.690 with eight extra-base hits in 16 spring training games. The outfielder was the only Cincinnati starter not in the lineup at Day Air Ballpark on Tuesday night. The Reds signed Hays to a one-year, $5 million contract back in January. Hays slashed .255/.303/.396 with 23 extra-base hits in 85 games last season with the Phillies and the Orioles. The 29-year-old exceeds against left-handed pitching, slashing .277/.331/.469 with 73 extra-base hits over his career. If Hays were Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/news/update-reds-outfi...
3/22/25	The lone rebuild survivor: Orioles’ Cedric Mullins still remembers where it all started. With Austin Hays and Anthony Santander gone, Cedric Mullins joked that he’s now the “last man standing” from the Orioles' rebuild. Source: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/orioles-ce...
3/22/25	The lone rebuild survivor: Orioles’ Cedric Mullins still remembers where it all started. With Austin Hays and Anthony Santander gone, Cedric Mullins joked that he’s now the “last man standing” from the Orioles' rebuild. Source: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/22/orioles-ce...
3/08/25	'We're thrilled he's here.' Austin Hays delivering for Cincinnati Reds in spring training. Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/were-thrilled-hes...
2/25/25	Reds OF Austin Hays, healthy after kidney infection, reflects on time with Orioles. Former Orioles outfielder Austin Hays, who was dealt at last year's trade deadline, reflected on the career shift and his time in Baltimore. Source: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/25/reds-outfi...
2/25/25	Reds OF Austin Hays, healthy after kidney infection, reflects on time with Orioles. Former Orioles outfielder Austin Hays, who was dealt at last year's trade deadline, reflected on the career shift and his time in Baltimore. Source: https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/25/reds-outfi...
2/11/25	Hays guaranteed $5 million; Miley would get $2.5 million in majors. Former All-Star outfielder Austin Hays is guaranteed $5 million in his one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds and can earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances. Hays has a $4 million salary this season as part of a deal announced Jan. 30. The 29-year-old would get $100,000 for 400 plate appearances and each additional 50 through 600. An All-Star with Baltimore in 2023, he would get a $125,000 bonus for making the All-Star team again. Source: https://www.limaohio.com/sports/2025/02/11/hays-gu...
2/11/25	Austin Hays guaranteed $5 million by Reds; Wade Miley would get $2.5 million in majors. Austin Hays has a $4 million salary this season as part of a deal announced Jan. 30. His agreement includes a $12 million mutual option for 2026 with a $1 million buyout. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/austin-hays-guaranteed-5-...
1/30/25	White Sox, Reds Discussed Luis Robert Jr. Trade Before Talks Broke Down. The Cincinnati Reds rounded out their outfield by signing veteran Austin Hays on Tuesday. Before they agreed to terms with Hays, though, the Reds' front office was winding up for an even bigger swing. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon reported Thursday morning that Cincinnati was deep in trade talks with the Chicago White Sox regarding outfielder Luis Robert Jr. up through Sunday. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/chi...

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