Newly acquired Ke'Bryan Hayes, widely considered MLB's best defensive third baseman, committed a crucial error in the 6th inning of his Reds' debut.
Gold Glove third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, acquired by the Cincinnati Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of the MLB trade deadline for shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura and relief pitcher Taylor Rogers, committed a fielding error on Atlanta Braves outfielder Eli White's grounder to third in the sixth inning of Thursday's series opener at Great American Ball Park, allowing Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna to score and tie the game at 3.
Hayes, making his debut for the Reds and widely considered among the best defensive third basemen in MLB, wasn't treated well by many Reds fans on Twitter/X.
A few of the tweets about Hayes' error, his fifth of the season and first as a Red:
This ball ate up Ke'Bryan Hayes in his Reds debut to allow the Braves to tie the game pic.twitter.com/YHreI01FiQ
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) August 1, 2025
#Redspic.twitter.com/dMBWwf0XLD
— Cam Miller 🎥 (@cammillerfilms) August 1, 2025
Welp....that is ironic...and unfortunate for the Redlegs.
— DJ Hodge (@XSP4) August 1, 2025
That grounder played Hayes and it's a tie game. Hayes should've knocked it down and taken one out but played to side with thoughts of another inning-ending DP.
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) August 1, 2025
Reds acquire KeBryan Hayes for his elite defense at third. First game:
— DaddyDimmuTV (@DaddyDimmuTv) August 1, 2025
pic.twitter.com/Hvdx2eh0I3
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Twitter unloads on Gold Glove 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes' error in Reds debut
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