Married to Samantha…Has two children...Attended the University of Jacksonville, where he batted .352/.408/.662 (77-for-219) with 16 doubles, 16 home runs, 47 runs scored, 42 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a junior in 2016…Also played one season (2014) at Seminole (Fla.) State in 2014, where he was named team Most Valuable Player...Graduated in 2013 from Spruce Creek (Fla.) High School.
2025
Appeared in 103 games with Cincinnati after signing a one-year contract on Jan. 30, hitting .266/.315/.453 (101-for-380) with 16 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs, 64 RBI and 60 runs scored...His five triples were a career high and tied for 10th in the National League...Made 57 starts in left field and 38 at designated hitter…Batted .319/.400/.549 (29-for-91) vs. left-handers and .308/.351/.436 (36-for-117) with runners in scoring position...Began the season on the injured list with a left calf strain…Was reinstated on April 15 and made his Reds debut that night vs. Seattle, going 2-for-4 with a home run (off Luis Castillo) and four RBI…Became the third player since 1920 to drive in four-plus runs in his Reds debut, joining Ryan Lavarnway (six on July 19, 2019 vs. St. Louis) and Mike Moustakas (four on July 24, 2020 vs. Detroit)...Recorded a RBI in 25 of his first 50 games with the Reds, tied with Jim Greengrass (1952-53) and Aristides Aquino (2019) for second-most in franchise history behind Babe Young (29 in 1947)…His 40 RBI through 49 games were the sixth-highest total in Reds history...Hit .365/.431/.712 (19-for-52) with five home runs, 13 RBI and 15 runs scored over 13 games in April…Hit five homers in his first 11 games, tied for the third-most in franchise history...Went 4-for-6 with a career high-tying four runs scored (second time) on April 20 at Baltimore…Recorded his seventh career multi-homer game on April 26 at Colorado...Was on the injured list for the second time from April 29-May 8 with a strained left hamstring...Hit four triples in 10 games from May 23-June 30, joining Deion Sanders (1997), Pete Rose (1965) and Vada Pinson (nine times, last 1964) as the only Reds players to accomplish that feat...Was placed on the injured list for the third time on May 29 with a left foot contusion…Was reinstated on June 26 following a three-game rehab assignment at Class AA Chattanooga...Homered twice for the eighth time in his career on July 18 at New York-NL, hitting solo shots off Sean Manaea and Alex Carillo...Recorded his second career walk-off hit on Aug. 17 vs. Milwaukee, a single off Grant Anderson...Compiled a season-high, 10-game hitting streak from Sept. 2-13 (.300, 12-for-40)…Homered with four RBI on Sept. 2 vs. Toronto...Appeared in the postseason for the third straight season, starting both games of the NL Wild Card Series loss at the Dodgers…Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Game 1 and 0-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Game 2.
2024
Slashed .255/.316/.395 in 63 games (38 starts) to begin the season with the Orioles...On the 10-day injured list from 4/21-5/13 with a left calf strain; included a rehabilitation assignment at Bowie, 5/7-5/12...Hit .256 (20-for-78) with seven XBH and six RBI in 22 games after being acquired by PHI from BAL on 7/26 in exchange for RHP Seranthony Domínguez and OF Cristian Pache...Slashed .354/.404/.537 with a .941 OPS in 90 PA against LHP, the sixth-best average by a right-handed hitter against LHP in the Majors (min. 90 PA)...On 7/27 vs. CLE, was the first Phillie (who did not begin their ML career with the club) with a hit and SB in his team debut since David Lough in 2016...Clubbed his first HR as a Phillie on 7/30 vs. NYY – it was his first career HR batting ninth in the order and his first four-RBI game since 9/16/23...On the 10-day IL from 8/9-22 (retro to 8/8) with a left hamstring strain; went 1-for-5 with a BB, HBP and R in two rehab games with AAA-Lehigh Valley...Doubled in the third inning on 8/27 vs. HOU for the 200th XBH of his Major League career...On the 10-day IL from 9/5-23 (retro to 9/2) with a kidney infection; went 2-for-9 with a walk and three runs in two rehab games with the IronPigs...Started for PHI in LF in Game 3 of the NLDS at NYM on 10/8 and was a defensive replacement in LF in Game 2 on 10/6.
2023
Appeared on his fourth consecutive Opening Day roster...Slashed .275/.325/.444 (143-for-520) with 36 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 76 runs scored, 67 RBI, 38 walks and five stolen bases in 144 games...Set career highs in runs, hits, doubles, extra-base hits (53), multi-hit games (40), walks and stolen bases...Selected to his first career All-Star game and made the start in center field for the AL, batting seventh and becoming the first Oriole to start a Midsummer Classic since Cedric Mullins in 2021. Went 1-for-2 with a single...Tallied five straight multi-hit games from 6/15-20, the second-longest streak by an O’s batter in 2023 behind Anthony Santander’s six-gamer from 5/2-7...Collected four hits and four RBI on 9/6 at LAA. Since the start of 2022, his eight games with at least four hits are tied for third in MLB...Posted his fifth career multi-homer game on 9/19 at HOU (last: 2, 9/15/21 vs. NYY). Tied a season high with four RBI (also: 9/6 at LAA)...Ranked third on the O’s with six Defensive Runs Saved per Sports Info Solutions...Did not commit an error in 1,195.1 innings in the outfield (260 TC). According to STATS Perform, he is the 10th O’s outfielder since 1954 to not commit an error in a season (min. 100 G) and first since Cedric Mullins in 2022. He was one of seven outfielders in MLB in 2023 to play at least 100 games without an error...Ranked tied for ninth in MLB infielder runs (two) per Statcast. Baserunning/arm value is a metric designed to use data to evaluate the performance of baserunners and outfielders in taking or preventing extra bases...Made his postseason debut, starting all three games of the ALDS vs. TEX and going 3-for-11 with a double, a run scored, two walks and three strikeouts.
2022
Made his third straight Opening Day roster and spent the entire season on the active roster...Set career highs in games (145), plate appearances (582), at-bats (535), hits (134), doubles (35), extra-base hits (53), walks (34) and hit-by-pitches (10); tied for the O's lead in doubles with Adley Rutschman and finished second on the Orioles in extra-base hits behind Anthony Santander's 57...Hit for the sixth cycle in Orioles history on 6/22 vs. WSH, first since Jonathan Villar on 8/5/19 vs. NYY, and second to do so in four plate appearances (Félix Pie on 8/14/09 vs. LAA); did so in six innings, quickest in O's history, and first MLB player to do so since Freddie Freeman on 8/18/21 at MIA w/ ATL; became the 11th player in the expansion era (since 1961) to hit for the cycle in his first four plate appearances from the leadoff spot, per the Elias Sports Bureau...Hit a solo home run into the second deck in left field on 6/7 vs. CHC, the seventh second-deck homer in Oriole Park history and the fourth by an O's batter; the blast traveled 464 feet, a career-high and sixth-longest by an Oriole in the Statcast era...Batted .270/.325/.454 (88-for-326) with 22 doubles, one triple, 12 homers, 46 runs, 46 RBI, 20 walks, seven hit-by-pitches and one stolen base in 85 games before the All-Star Break; slashed .220/.276/.349 (46-for-209) with 13 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 20 runs, 14 RBI, 14 walks, three hit-by-pitches and one stolen base in 60 games after the break...Led the Orioles and was one of nine MLB players with at least four games with 4+ hits...Had a 13-game hitting streak, the second-longest by an Oriole in 2022, from 5/20 to 6/2; slashed .340/.411/.480 (17-for-50) with one double, two homers, 10 runs, 12 RBI, five walks, one hit-by-pitch and one stolen base during the stretch...Reached safely in a season-high 16 straight games, tied for the third-longest by an O's batter in 2022, from 9/11-30...Appeared in 86 games (82 GS) in left field, 58 games (51 GS) in right field and six games (three GS) in center field; compiled a .996 fielding percentage (one E, 285 TC)...Finished second on the O's, tied for fifth in the American League, and tied for 11th in MLB with eight outfield assists; his 17 total outfield assists the last two years are the most by an Oriole in a two-year span since Adam Jones also had 17 from 2015-16.
2021
Had the second-highest fWAR (2.4) among O’s hitters, behind only Cedric Mullins (5.3)..Had a career-long 17-game hitting streak from 8/24-9/11 (G1), the second-longest streak by an O’s batter in 2021 (20 G - Mullins) and tied for the seventh-longest streak in MLB...Reached base safely in a career-long 20-straight games to finish the season, the longest streak to finish the season in MLB, and tied with Cedric Mullins for the longest streak by an O’s batter in 2021...Raised his OPS from .686 on 8/24 to .769 to finish the season (+.083)…Hit safely in 49 of his last 58 games from 8/1, slashing .279/.325/.509 (62-for-222) with 25 XBH (12 HR, 11-2B, 2-3B)…Slashed .283/.339/.594 (30-for-106) with 16 XBH (8 HR, 7-2B, 3B) and 21 RBI in 27 games in September and hit safely in 24 of the 27; is a career .297/.343/.537 (84-for-283) hitter with 35 XBH (16 HR, 18-2B, 3B) and 46 RBI in 81 September games, all monthly career-highs...Led the O’s with 31 XBH (16-2B, 2-3B, 13 HR) after the All-Star Break...His three multi-homer games ranked second on the team behind Cedric Mullins (4).
2020
Hit the 23rd inside-the-park home run in Orioles history on 8/11 at PHI leading off the 10th inning; the first O’s inside-the-park home run since Robert Andino on 9/26/11 vs. BOS...Matched his career-high with three hits four times during the season; 8/7 at WSH, 9/23 at BOS, 9/24 at BOS, 9/26 at TOR (seven total times in his career)...Recorded three outfield assists (2-LF, 1-CF), second-most on the O’s; recorded a perfect fielding percentage (1.000) in 70 total chances...Appeared in his first career game in LF, making the start there on 9/14 at ATL; has 42 career starts (51 games) in CF, 12 starts (17 games) in RF, and eight starts (10 games) in LF...Hit .351 (13-for-37) with three home runs when leading off an inning...Recorded seven multi-hit games and hit .377 (20-for-53) with three home runs and 12 runs scored in 14 September games...Hit safely in 10-of-14 games after returning from the IL on 9/14 (non-displaced rib fracture)...Raised his batting average from .203 to .279 after coming off the Injured List...28 of his 34 hits on the season were singles...Of the 40 career games in which he has recorded a hit, 21 have been multi-hit games...Batted .306 (15-for-49) in 14 Interleague games...Homered in consecutive games (9/23-24) for the first time in his career...Recorded the Orioles first SB of the season on 7/30 vs. NYY...Appeared on his first career Opening Day roster.
2019
According to STATS, LLC., Hays became the first Major League rookie to have five-or-more RBI, a stolen base, and an outfield assist in the same game (9/23 at TOR) since RBI became an official stat in 1920...Registered a career-high seven-game hitting streak from 9/16-23, hitting .344 (11-for-32) during this stretch...Recorded his first career two-home run game on 9/23 at TOR; also recorded a career-high five RBI, while also recording his first career stolen base...Batted .419 (18-for-43) against right-handers and .120 (3-for-25) against left-handers...Hit .417 (5-for-12) with nine RBI with runners in scoring position...Collected a career-high three hits three times during the season (9/11 vs. LAD, 9/18 vs. TOR, 9/23 at TOR)...Hit safely in 12 of his 15 starts with the Orioles, hitting .333 (21-for-63) in that span...Recorded his first career multi-double game on 9/18 vs. TOR...Made the MLB Network Play of the Week for the week of 9/22 for his home run-saving catch vs. TOR on 9/19...Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on 9/7 and played that night; his first big league appearance since 10/1/17...Hit .254 (61-for-240) with 16 doubles, 10 home runs, 43 runs, and 27 RBI in 59 games with Norfolk...Batted .248 (87-for-351) with 17 home runs across four different minor league levels for the season.
2018
Entered the season ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Orioles organization, according to Baseball America...Entered the season as a top 100 prospect according to Baseball America (No. 21) MLB.com (No. 23), and Baseball Prospectus (No. 72)...Played in 66 games for Double-A Bowie and nine rehab games for Short-Season A Aberdeen, hitting a combined .235 (73-for-310)...Hit a combined .273 (27-for-99) with eight doubles, six home runs, 12 runs, and 25 RBI in 23 games in August and September...Homered in back-to-back games (9/2 and 9/3) to finish the season...Placed on the minor league disabled list on 5/29 (retroactive to 5/26); reinstated from the DL on 8/7...Recalled from Double-A Bowie on 9/24 and placed on the 60-day disabled list (right ankle surgery).
2017
Ranked as the No. 98 prospect in Baseball America's Midseason Top 100 Prospect rankings...Entered 2017 as the No. 7 Orioles prospect according to Baseball America... Named the Orioles Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year...Had his contract selected from Double-A Bowie on 9/5...Became the first player from the 2016 Draft class to reach the majors...Made his Major League debut on 9/7 vs. NYY as a defensive replacement in right field, he went 0-for-1...Made his first Major League start on 9/9 at CLE in right field, he went 0-for-2...Recorded his first Major League hit on 9/16 at NYY, with a single in the third inning...Slugged his first Major League home run in the ninth inning of the same game...Hit safely in seven of eight games from 9/16-23, batting .355 (11-for-31) with three doubles, one home run, and eight RBI... Named an MLBPipeline.com Outfield Prospect of the Year...Named a finalist for Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year Award...Was a Mid-Season All-Star with Class-A Advanced Frederick...Named a three-time Carolina League Player of the Week award winner...Named the Orioles Minor League Player of the Month for June...Led the minors in total bases (310), and ranked second in home runs (32) and extra-base hits (69)...In 128 minor league games (Frederick and Bowie), he hit .329/.365/.593 (172-for-523) with 32 doubles, five triples, 32 home runs, 81 runs, and 95 RBI...Hit .411 (62-for-151) against left-handers in the minors.
