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Pirates Activate Ke’Bryan Hayes from IL; Option Kevin Padlo

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The Pittsburgh Pirates activated third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the 10-day Injured List before Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. He missed the minimum amount of time after suffering a back injury during the previous weekend. To make room on the 26-man roster, infielder Kevin Padlo was optioned to Indianapolis.

Hayes is hitting .251/.323/.358 in 103 games this season, with 27 extra-base hits and 13 steals. Much of his value comes from his defense, where he’s credited with 2.1 dWAR, giving him 3.4 WAR for the season.

Padlo didn’t get much of a chance after replacing Hayes seven days ago, going 0-for-11 in three games. Including his earlier stint in the majors before joining the Pirates, he is 4-for-33 with a .299 OPS this season.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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