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MLB: 5 players you might not have heard of who will be All-Stars next year

By Willie Keeler

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Donovan Solano #7 of the San Francisco Giants fields the ball against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on September 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Donovan Solano #7 of the San Francisco Giants fields the ball against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on September 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Ke'Bryan Hayes
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Pirates 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes

From one NL third baseman to another, Ke’Bryan Hayes is another corner infielder who could be in Atlanta for the 2021 midsummer classic. Hayes is the second-ranked prospect in the Pirates system on MLB.com and is the son of former MLB long-stay Charlie Hayes, another former third baseman.

In just under half the season played in his rookie season, Hayes was incredible and was one of the only bright spots on the Pirates. In 95 plate appearances, Hayes had five home runs, a .376 batting average, and a 1.124 OPS. He also showed an ability to hit off-speed pitches which is also a big hurdle for rookies, but the bigs looked like AA for Hayes in the shortened 2020.

One of the big reasons that Hayes will be at the 2021 All-Star Game is also the lack of talent on the Pirates. The Pirates do have guys like Jameson Taillon and Josh Bell, but some of their top talents such as those two could be traded or perform poorly leaving Ke’Bryan Hayes as the only viable option to be Pittsburgh’s lone All-Star selection.

Even if he is not selected to next year’s All-Star Game, Hayes will be in the league for a long time just like his father, but unlike Charlie, Ke’Bryan will make plenty of All-Star rosters.

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