Ke’Bryan Hayes: Journey to the Gold Glove

Ke’Bryan Hayes won the first Gold Glove of his career on Sunday night. Here are a few moments leading up to this victory.

PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 2: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 (C) of the Pittsburgh Pirates is showered with ice by teammates after a 7-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park on June 2, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 9: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides safely into home plate to score on a RBI single by Ji Hwan Bae #3 (not pictured) in the third inning during the game against the New York Mets at PNC Park on June 9, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes before the start of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
PITTSBURGH, PA – MAY 19: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates his RBI double during the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park on May 19, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 25: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on August 25, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 26: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates catches a fly ball during the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 26, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 4: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on September 4, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 9: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides into third base for a stolen base in the second inning during the game against the New York Mets at PNC Park on June 9, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds (10) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run that scored Ke’Bryan Hayes (13) during the third inning of the team’s baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes hits a single against the Red Sox Sunday, March 21, 2021, at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers Fla. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes (13) slides into second ahead of the tag attempt by Toronto Blue Jays’ second baseman Whit Merrifield during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes (13) scores as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt (14) can’t hang onto the ball on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Santana during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier congratulates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes after he hit two-run home run against the Cubs in the first inning Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes, left, scores from third base on a groundout by Connor Joe off Texas Rangers starting pitcher Dane Dunning during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, May 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pirates third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes grounds out to move Colin Moran to third base against the Cubs in the second inning Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ben Gamel (18) and Ke’Bryan Hayes (13) celebrate at home plate after scoring on a hit by Kevin Newman during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
PITTSBURGH, PA – AUGUST 25: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates scores on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning against Daulton Varsho #12 of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the game at PNC Park on August 25, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: Ke’Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates round the bases to score on a two-run home run in the top of the third inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on July 23, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
Pirates infielder Ke’Bryan Hayes poses for a portrait Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)