Ke’Bryan Hayes exited the press conference room to start his preparation for the game. At the door was Pirates chairman and owner Bob Nutting. Hayes shook his hand and thanked him again for the show of faith.
“Go win a baseball game,” Nutting responded.
A few minutes before, the two were on the podium, where the team officially announced the 25-year-old third baseman’s eight year, $70 million contract extension, the largest deal in the franchise’s history.
“The organization has been through a lot over the last decade or so,” Nutting said in his first public speaking appearance since 2019.