Were it not for a robbery in Milwaukee, Jason Heyward would already have a homer this year.
So it is, though, that Heyward came to Cincinnati with the rest of the Cubs a homerless dude who was otherwise hitting the ball reasonably well. Thankfully for him, Reds pitching and Great American Ballpark are a wonderful thing for opposing hitters.
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Although it probably didn’t matter what ballpark the Cubs were in tonight, because this baby was going out no matter what:
First JHeyride of the season. Maybe it's the new headphones but that sound off the bat was loooouuud #Cubs pic.twitter.com/bjzGemrzsr
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) April 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/855581465161089024
— Cubs Exit Velocity (@cubsexitvelo) April 22, 2017
— Cubs Exit Velocity (@cubsexitvelo) April 22, 2017
That is an absolute missile right there. The full video is here at MLB.com.
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Sure, the pitch was dead freaking center:
The pitch Heyward took out – we call that an "oops." pic.twitter.com/FVRfcqREUZ
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) April 22, 2017
… but you’ve still got to do damage when the pitcher makes a mistake. And that’s what Heyward did.
Heyward’s been having a good start to his year so far, if you missed Michael’s deep dive yesterday into the advanced metrics and batted ball data.