Brett Hayes

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Brett Hayes
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Hayes with the Kansas City Royals
Arizona Diamondbacks
Catcher
Born: (1984-02-13) February 13, 1984 (age 40)
Pasadena, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 2009, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .205
Home runs 13
Runs batted in 37
Teams
Brett Hayes
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Tainan Team

Brett Gregory Hayes (born February 13, 1984) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has also played for the Florida/Miami Marlins and the Kansas City Royals.

Personal

Brett Hayes is the son of Tim Hayes, Jr., and the grandson of Tim Hayes, Sr., both professional baseball players. Tim Hayes, Jr. was drafted by the Kansas City Royals, but never appeared professionally. Tim Hayes, Sr. played professionally for the Cleveland Indians. In the fall of 2011, Brett married longtime girlfriend Elizabeth, in Minnesota.

Hayes attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks and was a three-year varsity starter.

College

Hayes attended college at the University of Nevada, Reno. While playing for the Nevada Wolf Pack, he was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year,[1] and a Freshman All-American.[2][3] He made the all-Western Athletic Conference team for three straight seasons.[4]

Minor League

Hayes played 51 games in 2007, splitting time between Jupiter and Carolina. From 2008 to 2011, Hayes played for Jupiter, Carolina, New Orleans, and Albuquerque.

Major Leagues

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Hayes during his tenure with the Miami Marlins in 2011

Florida Marlins

Hayes was called up to the Florida Marlins on May 22, 2009,[5] hitting a single in his first at bat that night.[6] He hit his first major league home run off of the Washington Nationals' Víctor Gárate on September 5, 2009.[7]

After splitting the 2010 season in the major and minor leagues, Hayes played in 64 games for the Marlins in 2011, batting .231 with 5 home runs and 16 runs batted in.[8]

To open 2012, Hayes was the backup catcher behind John Buck.[9] After playing in 39 games for the Marlins, he was sent down to Triple-A New Orleans on August 12, 2012.[10][11] In those 39 games, Hayes batted .202 with three runs batted in, no home runs, and six runs scored.

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals claimed Hayes off waivers on November 2, 2012.[12] He signed a one-year, $600,000 dollar contract with the Royals on November 20, 2012.[13] His contract was selected from the Omaha Storm Chasers on August 4 when Salvador Pérez was placed on the 7-day disabled list.[14] He was designated for assignment on August 11, 2013 when Perez returned.[15] He was outrighted to Omaha on August 15.[16] His contract was selected again when the major league rosters expanded on September 1.[17] Hayes was designated for assignment by the Royals on July 28, 2014.[18]

Cleveland Indians

On December 15, 2014, he signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.[19] The Indians purchased his contract on April 14, 2015 and added him to the active roster.[20] Hayes was designated for assignment on May 24.[21][22]

References

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External links

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