GOODYEAR, Arizona − Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates. When Hays and other position players would hit ...

He shouted, “Hays-ey!” The entire clubhouse went crazy. It hasn’t even been two years since Austin Hays was an All-Star and middle-of-the-order bat among the Orioles’ young core.

CINCINNATI -- It was not even a month ago when the Cincinnati Reds signed Austin Hays to a one-year, $5 million deal. He looked the part on Monday, leading Cincinnati past Los Angeles 8-1.