{"id":37013,"date":"2025-02-26T07:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37013"},"modified":"2025-02-26T07:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:31:37","slug":"report-former-orioles-outfielder-goes-bonkers-in-early-spring-training-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37013","title":{"rendered":"Report: Former Orioles outfielder goes bonkers in early spring training matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Former Orioles outfielder Austin Hays had himself a heck of an afternoon on Monday<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source 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https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_255,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01jmxeebvfym6r909dfr.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_255,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01jmxeebvfym6r909dfr.jpg\" alt=\"Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3375\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals | Scott Taetsch\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div id=\"voltax-mp-video\" class=\"shadow-root-voltax-mp\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\" data-is-split-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"titleBar title-anchor\"><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"\">Prospects to Watch This Spring Training + Notable Names Who Changed Hands<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-wrapper-in-place\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-video-player-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">After suffering from a debilitating core injury that cost him most of the second half of 2024, former Orioles outfielder Austin Hays has a lot to prove coming into spring training this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">\u00a0Hays signed on with the Reds in late January, inking a one-year deal worth $5 million that put him in prime position to compete for a job in an interesting outfield in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays&#8217; effort on Monday afternoon against the Dodgers will go a long way towards building some good rapport with his Reds teammates and new manager Terry Francona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays came to the plate against Dodgers&#8217; star Tyler Glasnow in the bottom of the first inning on Monday with men on first and third, and he absolutely roped a ball off the wall in right-center that brought both runners around to score.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Then in the fourth inning, Hays came to the plate and faced off against former teammate and stud reliever Tanner Scott. With a man on first and nobody out, Hays blasted his first homer of the spring well over the left field fence to make it a 4-1 ballgame.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Former Orioles All Star Austin Hays goes bonkers in spring training matchup against Dodgers<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays came to the plate once more in the bottom of the fifth, again with one on, this time against righty Blake Treinen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays delivered again, smashing a towering drive into right-center for his second home run of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays was pulled from the contest the following inning but not before recording a 3-3 line with 2 homers, a double, and 6 RBI. It was a stellar performance for the former All Star, who will hope to be part of the Opening Day lineup for the Reds later next month.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Hays told reporters\u00a0&#8220;I just want to prove I am myself and back to who I can be on the field, the level of effort I can play with&#8221;. After watching him this afternoon, it&#8217;s an easy statement to make. He sure looked like that version of himself.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately,\u00a0Hays had a challenging year in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He was mashing against left handed pitchers in the first half but the Orioles chose to move him to the Phillies at the trade deadline to make room for Colton Cowser in the everyday lineup.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Hays didn&#8217;t last long in Philly, as a weird kidney infection cost him most of the second half and sapped basically all of his performance in the interim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In total, Hays hit a career-worst .255\/.303\/.396 in 85 games. The power, which looked to be back in full force today, was in question for much of last year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With any luck,\u00a0Hays will be able to use this performance\u00a0as a catalyst to get himself back on track for 2025 and beyond. He was a great player for the Orioles and though he&#8217;s no longer in Baltimore, we&#8217;d be remiss to not wish him the best in his new home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Orioles outfielder Austin Hays had himself a heck of an afternoon on Monday Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals | Scott Taetsch\/GettyImages Prospects to Watch This Spring&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Report: Former Orioles outfielder goes bonkers in early spring training matchup - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=37013\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Report: Former Orioles outfielder goes bonkers in early spring training matchup - 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