The Pittsburgh Pirates' ability to improve after back-to-back 76-86 seasons will rely heavily on some players bouncing back after a down 2024 season. At the co

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes is optimistic he's got a firm grasp on how to deal with the back problems that forced him to miss more than 60 games in 2024.

As Pirates manager Derek Shelton watched Ke'Bryan Hayes take batting practice Wednesday at Pirate City, one thing stood out in particular. Hayes’ swing looked unrestricted. “It looks free,” Shelton said after the first workout of spring camp.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes is excited for the 2025 season and looking to get back to his best self for the upcoming campaign.

Ke’Bryan Hayes knows his best ability for the Pittsburgh Pirates is his availability, and lingering injuries have been the biggest liability of his major-league career. When healthy, Hayes is an elite defender at third base with an NL Gold Glove on his resume.

On a day where the attention is typically focused on the first workout for pitchers and catchers, all eyes were on Ke’Bryan Hayes taking grounders and making throws across the infield. The 2023 NL Gold Glove third baseman showed positive signs Wednesday morning at Pirate City,

The Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Minnesota Twins, 5-1 on Sunday to start the 2025 exhibition season at 2-0. Mitch Keller started for the Pirates and threw two scoreless innings, and Caleb Ferguson fired two scoreless innings in his Pirates debut.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Ke’Bryan Hayes is not entirely pain free. The Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman knows he may never be. Yet the doubt that crept into the former Gold Glove winner last fall as ...