Hayes became the first Pirates player to be the opening-day third baseman in four consecutive seasons since Pedro Alvarez from 2011-14. Hayes then had multiple hits in the first four games ...

Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter ranked the best third basemen for every team in the last 25 years and picked Hayes for the Pirates. Reuter noted that it was a close race between Hayes, Pedro ...

Pittsburgh Pirates' Pedro Alvarez (24) high fives teammates, including Andrew McCutchen (22) and Travis Snider (23) after hitting a three-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb ...