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Pittsburgh Pirates' Infielder Wins Prestigious Defensive Award

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Ke'Bryan Hayes was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Fielding Bible.
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Infielder Wins Prestigious Defensive Award
Pittsburgh Pirates' Infielder Wins Prestigious Defensive Award

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Congratulations are in order for Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, who was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Fielding Bible.

2023 Fielding Bible Awards Defensive Player of the Year - Ke'Bryan Hayes, @Pirates

* 1st time SIS has given this honor as part of Fielding Bible Awards 

* Led all 3B in Defensive Runs Saved in 2023 

* Runaway leader in Runs Saved at 3B since 2020

@KeBryanHayes #LetsGoBucs

According to the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette:

Also a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Hayes ranked fourth in DRS regardless of position. Since breaking into the big leagues in 2020, Hayes ranks first among all third basemen in MLB with 65 DRS, per the Fielding Bible. The next closest player is (Ryan) McMahon with 43.

The next thing for Hayes is to focus on his offensive consistency and his ability to stay healthy. He played just 124 games this season, hitting .271 with 15 homers and 61 RBI. He also stole 10 bases. One of the cornerstones of the Pirates' rebuild, he's signed through 2029.

As for the rest of the award winners:

2023 Fielding Bible Awards Winners List 

Player of the Year- Ke’Bryan Hayes 

1B- Christian Walker (Arizona Diamondbacks)

2B- Andrés Giménez (Cleveland Guardians)

3B- Ke’Bryan Hayes (Pittsburgh Pirates)

SS- Dansby Swanson (Chicago Cubs)

LF- Steven Kwan (Cleveland Guardians)

CF- Kevin Kiermaier (Toronto Blue Jays)

RF- Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres)

C- Gabriel Moreno (Arizona Diamondbacks)

P- Zack Greinke (Kansas City Royals)

Multi Position- Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers)

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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