Hayden is in his second season in the Cubs organization, his fifth professional campaign overall....Ranked as the Cubs' No. 5 prospect by MLB.com entering the 2023 season....Made his major leauge debut on Sept. 6, 2022 against Cincinnati ... he threw 5.0 scoreless innings in relief. ...In the fifth inning on Sept. 22, 2022 at Pittsburgh, tossed the Cubs' first immaculate inning since LaTroy Hawkins did so, Sept. 11, 2004 against the Marlins....Was acquired from New York (A.L.) on Aug. 1, 2022, for pitcher Scott Effross. ...During parts of three seasons in the minors in the Yankees (2019-2022) and Cubs (2022) organizations, he is 18-16 in 67 games (47 starts) ... has posted a 3.68 ERA (110 ER/269.0 IP) with 287 strikeouts, 78 walks and a 1.16 WHIP. ...In 2021, was named Double-A Northeast Pitcher of the Month for September, after going 3-0 with one complete game and a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20.0 IP) in three starts...Following the 2021 season, was ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the Yankees organization by Baseball America ... was named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Selected by New York (A.L.) in the sixth round of the 2019 draft out of Sam Houston State University....Attended Sam Houston State University (Hunstville, Tex.) ... graduated from Cy-Fair High School (Cypress, Tex.)....Named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in 2017.
2022
Hayden in 2022 made his major league debut, appearing in six games (four starts) with Chicago, going 3-2 and posting a2.18 ERA (8 ER/33.0 IP)....Recorded 33 strikeouts, compared to seven walks, and registered a 0.94 WHIP and .198 opponent batting average....After his debut on Sept. 6, his 2.18 ERA ranked ninth among qualified major league pitchers....Registered quality starts in three of his four starts....Made his major league debut in relief Sept. 6, 2022, against Cincinnati (5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 8 SO) ... he earned his first career win in the outing... Became the first reliever in major league history (since at least 1901) to make his major league debut with at least 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing two or fewer hits and striking out at least eight batters....Made his first major league start Sept. 17 against the Rockies, allowing one run on three hits and seven strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work... He became the first Cubs rookie with a start of at least7.0 innings while allowing one run or fewer, walking none and striking out at least seven batters since Mark Prior (July 19, 2002)....In the fifth inning on Sept. 22 at Pittsburgh, tossed the Cubs' first immaculate inning since LaTroy Hawkins did so, Sept.11, 2004 against the Marlins....Appeared in five games (four starts) for Triple-A Iowa, posting a 5.66 ERA (13 ER/20.2 IP) prior to his selection Sept. 6....Was acquired from the Yankees on Aug. 1 for right-handed pitcher Scott Effross....Went 6-7 with a 3.51 ERA (35 ER/89.2 IP) in 19 starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with 83 strikeouts....Following the season, was rated as the Cubs No. 12 prospect per MLB Pipeline.