Ke'Bryan Hayes


Ke'Bryan Kobe Hayes is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Career

Hayes attended Concordia Lutheran High School. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Tennessee. In 2015, as a high school senior, Hayes hit.436 with three home runs, 27 runs batted in, and 12 stolen bases. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
Foregoing his college offer, Hayes signed with Pittsburgh, and spent 2015 with both the Gulf Coast League Pirates and the West Virginia Black Bears, batting a combined.308, with 20 RBI, in 56 games. He spent 2016 with the West Virginia Power, where he earned South Atlantic League All-Star honors and compiled a.263 average, with six home runs, and 37 RBI, in 65 games. Hayes moved up in 2017, with the Bradenton Marauders, where he batted.278, with two home runs, and 43 RBI, in 108 games and was named a Florida State League All-Star. In 2018, he played for the Altoona Curve, being named an Eastern League All-Star and slashing.293/.375/.444 with seven home runs and 47 RBIs in 117 games. He split the 2019 season between the West Virginia Black Bears and the Indianapolis Indians, hitting.261/.334/.411/.745, with 10 home runs, and 55 RBI.
Hayes was added to the Pirates 40–man roster following the 2019 season. On July 19, 2020, it was announced that Hayes had tested positive for COVID-19.

Personal life

Hayes is the son of Charlie Hayes, and younger brother of former minor league pitcher Tyree Hayes.