Ben Joseph Hayes (born August 4, 1957) is a former

relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue (medical), fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection ...

who played for the Cincinnati Reds both in 1982 and 1983. In the

1970 Little League World Series The 1970 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The American Little League of Wayne, New Jersey, defeated the Campbell Little League of Campbell, California, in the championship ...

, Hayes played for the Wiesbaden (Germany) team. After his playing career ended, Hayes earned a law degree from the University of Florida. Hayes currently practices law in Florida and serves as President of the

New York–Penn League The New York–Penn League (NYPL) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the northeastern United States from 1939 to 2020. Classified as a Class A Short Season league, its season started in June, after major-league teams signed th ...

."Ben Hayes Biography"
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