Tag: Ke’Bryan Hayes

Ke’Bryan Hayes masterfully tricked Sean Manaea in order to dive back to first base without getting tagged

He played it off so cool.

There are few things more satisfying in baseball than seeing some gamesmanship play out to perfection. That’s exactly how Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was able to turn a would-be, base-running blunder into a highlight.

In the second inning of Sunday’s game between the Pirates and Mets, Hayes hit a chopper to first base that forced pitcher Sean Manaea to cover the bag at first. The throw over, though, was a bit behind him. So, as Manaea reached to catch the throw, he somewhat lost track of where the bag was. He reached his foot out, but narrowly missed the bag.

But keep an eye on Hayes.

Hayes was surprised to be called safe on the play, so he started to make his turn to second. That move made him a live baserunner — he either had to continue to second or get back to first without getting tagged. But instead of making an immediate dive back to first and draw Manaea’s attention, Hayes casually played it off like he wasn’t a live baserunner. And when Manaea wasn’t looking, Hayes made his dive back to first safely.

That was so nicely done, and Manaea immediately knew he messed up by letting Hayes get away with poor base running.

Manaea would get out of the inning without allowing a run, but MLB fans still enjoyed that crafty moment from Hayes.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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The Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes called out umpire Bill Miller after a horrific call led to a strikeout

This was a terrible call and Ke’Bryan Hayes had every right to be upset.

There have been a lot of bad calls in baseball this year, from terrible strikeouts to umpires forgetting to reset the pitch clock and misremembering the count. And now, add this 3-1 strike call from umpire Bill Miller to the running tally of dreadful missteps this season.

On Sunday, Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was facing Atlanta Braves pitcher A.J. Minter in the top of the eighth inning, with the home team holding a 5-2 lead. On the 3-1 count, it seemed as if Hayes was set to go to first on a walk thanks to a ball outside the zone. However, Miller called it a strike, keeping Hayes in the batter’s box on a pitch that was definitely not a strike.

See for yourself!

Not only that, the missed 3-1 strike call led to Hayes striking out mere moments later, ending the inning for the Pirates and cutting off any chance of an eighth inning comeback.

After the game, Hayes took to Twitter to express his frustrations with Miller’s call, even stating that the umpire brushed off his attempts to hold him accountable.

We wouldn’t be surprised to see a fine tossed Hayes’ way for his candid comments about Miller’s call and umpires as a whole. MLB fans, on the other hand, appreciated how honest Hayes was in his assessment of Miller’s call.

MLB stars are pulling out custom cleats for Jackie Robinson Day and they’re so awesome

These are TORCH.

Jackie Robinson Day is one of the best days of the Major League Baseball season each and every year.

The league pays homage to an absolute icon in Robinson who quite literally changed the trajectory of the sport just by being the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

Simply put, the game isn’t what it is today without Robinson’s contribution and the sacrifices he made. It is undoubtedly something that should be honored.

So, every year, the sport has every player top to bottom wearing Robinson’s number 42 on their jerseys. But some players don’t just stop there — they take things a step further.

How? With custom cleats. Lots of MLB players across the league are wearing Jackie Robinson cleats today. Here are some of the best ones we’ve seen so far.