Jason Heyward Stats

Chicago Cubs outfielders Jason Heyward (hamstring) and Jake Marisnick (hamstring) will join Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday to begin their rehab assignments, according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. Bastian adds that the team's hope is for Heyward and Marisnick to rejoin the Cubs during the series in San Francisco that begins on Thursday. Heyward has been out with a hamstring strain since May 20, while Marisnick has been out since May 11 with a hamstring strain of his own. While Heyward had struggled at the plate this year with a .183/.254/.341 triple-slash line, Marisnick was having a great start to the season by slashing .264/.350/.623 with four home runs, two steals, 14 RBI and 11 runs scored in 27 games. Managers should not hesitate to place both outfielders back in the lineup upon their activation.

10 days ago

Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward (hamstring) has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Heyward suffered the injury in Wednesday's contest and was replaced in the bottom of the fourth inning. Heyward hasn't provided much, if any value to managers this season. With Heyward sidelined, infielders David Bote, Eric Sogard and Matt Duffy could all see an increased amount of playing time with Kris Bryant getting more starts in the outfield versus at third base. Of that group, Duffy has the most value to offer at the moment. Outfielder Nick Martini has been recalled by the Cubs from Triple-A Iowa to replace Heyward on the roster and he will bat seventh on Thursday versus Joe Ross.

22 days ago

Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward (hamstring) exited Wednesday's contest against the Nationals. The veteran was experiencing tightness in his left hamstring, which isn't good news considering that the team was also without Anthony Rizzo (back) heading into the matchup against Washington. The 31-year-old has seen better days; however, batting just .184 throughout 125 at-bats this season. Fantasy managers without room on their rosters can safely drop him.

23 days ago