{"id":3533,"date":"2025-06-21T22:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3533\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T22:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T22:42:11","slug":"padres-designate-jason-heyward-for-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3533\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Designate Jason Heyward For Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Padres announced this afternoon that they\u2019ve designated outfielder Jason Heyward<\/a><\/strong> for assignment. The move makes room on the 40-man roster for right-hander Bryan Hoeing<\/a><\/strong>, who has been activated from the 60-day injured list. Righty Sean Reynolds<\/a><\/strong> was optioned to make room for Hoeing on the active roster.<\/p>\n

Heyward, 35, is a veteran of 16 MLB seasons who has enjoyed a decorated career since being selected 14th overall by the Braves in the 2007 draft. A well-regarded talent in the draft who rose to become the sport\u2019s consensus #1 prospect prior to his big league debut in 2010, he turned in a brilliant inaugural campaign that year and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting behind Buster Posey<\/a><\/strong>. He went on to hit .268\/.353\/.431 with Atlanta and St. Louis across his first six years in the majors before he reached free agency.<\/p>\n

The outfielder\u2019s elite defense in right field, solid hitting (118 wRC+), and the fact that he was entering free agency ahead of his age-26 campaign all made him one of the top free agents on the market. He eventually signed with the Cubs on an eight-year deal that went down as a bit of an albatross. While Heyward won a pair of Gold Gloves and a World Series championship during his time in Chicago, he hit just .245\/.323\/.377 (88 wRC+) across seven seasons with the Cubs and was ultimately designated for assignment prior to the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n

For many players, getting DFA\u2019d at the end of a large contract represents the end of the line. That wasn\u2019t the case for Heyward, however, as he managed to bounce back with the Dodgers in 2023 and slash .269\/.340\/.473 (120 wRC+) across 124 games as their regular right fielder. He re-signed in Los Angeles for the 2024 season and turned in a roughly league average performance but was squeezed off the roster in the second half by trade deadline acquisitions. That led to a brief stint with the Astros where he hit .218\/.283\/.473 (104 wRC+) before returning to free agency and signing with the Padres.<\/p>\n

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