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Austin Hays

Padres
Number #15
Position DH
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 5' 10"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Daytona Beach, FL
Born May 7, 1995

Key Insights

2026
The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Hays averages -1.2 degrees off the bat: 16.7% of his contact is in the air and 60% of it is on the ground.

30 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.
He puts the ball in play when the run is there to drive

With a runner in scoring position Hays averages 90.2 mph off the bat, against 84.5 with the bases empty.

13 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 17 without.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Hays is at his worst on breaking balls: a .296 OPS there against .558 overall.

27 plate appearances in that situation.
There is one part of the field he lives in

Hays hits it hardest to his pull side: 88.9 mph on average there, against 81.6 up the middle.

13 batted balls to his pull side, 12 up the middle.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB May 7, 1995
Birth Place Daytona Beach, FL
Height 5' 10"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Jacksonville