PHILADELPHIA — Some of Austin Hays’ Reds teammates welcomed him back to Philadelphia as the outfielder entered the visitors’ clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Friday morning. He ran into some old friends on the way there in Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh and Phillies infield coach Bobby Dickerson.
A Phillie for the second half of last season, Hays returned to Philly for the first time since his brief tenure with the team, ready start a three-game series in the birthplace of the United States on Independence Day.
“I really enjoyed the clubhouse over there,” Hays said. “It’s a good group of guys.