GOODYEAR, Arizona − Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates. When Hays and other position players would hit ...

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.

He shouted, “Hays-ey!” The entire clubhouse went crazy. It hasn’t even been two years since Austin Hays was an All-Star and middle-of-the-order bat among the Orioles’ young core.

CINCINNATI -- It was not even a month ago when the Cincinnati Reds signed Austin Hays to a one-year, $5 million deal. He looked the part on Monday, leading Cincinnati past Los Angeles 8-1.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Austin Hays homered twice, doubled, and knocked in six runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Hays, who started in left ...

Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates.