Jason Heyward

Heyward, the Gold Glove outfielder who delivered the famous Game 7 rain delay speech in Cleveland, has been on the injured list with right knee inflammation ...

Heyward knew Ross was approaching retirement as a player and wanted to say thank you for being a mentor at the beginning of his career with the Braves. Heyward understands the importance of family and wanted Ross to be able to fully enjoy that farewell season. But Jason will impact a game to help you win a game without getting hits, whether it’s his defense, his baserunning, a conversation he may have in the dugout, something he sees from other hitters, the way he positions himself and reads swings in the outfield.” “He gave me guidelines on what it means to play at this level and mix that with a life away from the field,” Hoerner said. He was always a guy who was in the cages trying to get better. This is, of course, a results-driven business, and Heyward wasn’t putting up the numbers expected from a player of his stature. Hiring Heyward as a special assistant and supporting the youth baseball academy he’s building on Chicago’s West Side would be ways for the Cubs to keep him involved in the organization. While Hoyer’s reimagining of the roster has been unsentimental, he recognizes the value in having Heyward around the team during this moment. Hoyer signaled the club intends to keep Heyward around in an undefined role — inactive player/quasi-coach — for the rest of this season because he’s so respected in the clubhouse and is a valuable resource for young players. While Heyward never came close to being the consistent offensive force that Theo Epstein and Hoyer hoped for, his defense, baserunning and attention to detail added more dimensions to the upstart team that won 97 games without him in 2015. That prepared pregame look symbolized his internal clock and sense of professionalism, qualities he brought to the Cubs team that ended a 108-year championship drought. He picked up that habit as a young player with the Braves, the hometown team that made him a first-round draft pick and fast-tracked him to the majors at the age of 20. These private discussions, however, have been taking place for weeks, if not longer, as the Cubs didn’t want to unceremoniously dump Heyward, who’s hit .204 with a .556 OPS in 151 plate appearances this year while regressing on defense.

Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer announced on Monday the organization will release veteran outfielder Jason Heyward from the final year of his deal at the ...

In addition to earning his first and only World Series ring, Heyward also earned his fourth and fifth career Golden Glove Awards with the team in 2016 and ’17, making him MLB’s first position player to win the award three straight times with three different teams. But we’re not going to have him with the team next year. ,” Hoyer said, via CHGO Sports: “I’ve talked to Jason about this, and he’s been such a great pro with us and a leader, and we want to have him around the team this year.

Jason Heyward's time with the Cubs is coming to an end. Team president Jed Hoyer said the veteran outfielder won't be back next season, despite having one ...

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs will cut ties with right fielder Jason Heyward after this season, ending one of baseball's most expensive and unproductive ...

We’ll go our separate directions at the end of the year and give him a chance to have that full offseason to find a job.” For us, given where we are as a group and where we’re likely going to be in the corner outfield next year, with Seiya (Suzuki) in (right field), we’re going to move in a different direction.” He won Gold Glove awards in 2016 and 2017 for his defensive excellence in right field, but his offensive production has steadily dipped. “I think he’s a great sounding board for the guys, but Jason and I have talked about where things are going in the future,” Hoyer said. Once he clears waivers, any team can sign him at the minimum major league salary. “We’re not going have him with the team next year,” Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer said Monday. “We’ve already talked to him about that.