Latest Jason Heyward News
Heyward, Bregman and Tucker homer as Astros beat Mariners 4-3 to clinch 4th straight AL West title
HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth consecutive AL West championship. Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker each added a solo home run for...
Better than Babe Ruth? Ohtani's feats make the superstar a legend even among MLB peers
If baseball fans are lucky, Shohei Ohtani's greatness in the batter's box and maybe even on the pitching mound could be on display for at least another decade. But in the minds of many, the 30-year-old is already on the shortlist of the sport's all-time legends. The...
Cease pitches into the 9th and Machado hits 2 of Padres' 4 homers in a 4-0 win vs Astros
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dylan Cease pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Donovan Solano hit consecutive homers in the eighth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL West-leading Houston Astros 4-0 on Wednesday. Machado homered twice for...
Blanco throws 6 shutout innings, Heyward goes deep as Astros beat Angels 6-4 to finish sweep
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ronel Blanco threw six scoreless innings, Jason Heyward had a home run among his three hits and the Houston Astros finished off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-4 victory on Sunday. Jeremy Peña had two hits and two runs scored as the...
Heyward homers, Singleton has 3 hits to help Astros avoid sweep and beat A's 6-3
HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer early and Jon Singleton had three hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in Houston’s four-run eighth inning, and the Astros got a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Brent Rooker homered off Ryan Pressly (2-3) with...
Santiago Espinal's bloop single drives in 2 runs as the Reds hold off the Astros for a 5-3 win
CINCINNATI (AP) — Santiago Espinal's well-placed bloop single drove in two runs in the fifth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday. Ty France had four hits as Cincinnati stopped Houston's five-game win streak. Amed Rosario had...
Jason Heyward gets caught in Dodgers roster crunch, leaving Freddie Freeman without his best friend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freddie Freeman has lost seeing his best friend every day and the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse is without a respected presence who mentored the younger players. Veteran outfielder Jason Heyward was cut loose Thursday, two days after his pinch-hit, go-ahead...
Dodgers designate 15-year veteran Jason Heyward for assignment, activate Chris Taylor from IL
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers designated veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment and activated Chris Taylor from the injured list on Thursday. Heyward, 35, has played in parts of 15 major league seasons with the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals, the...
Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward delivers 3-run homer in 8th as Dodgers rally to beat Mariners 6-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the reeling Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Heyward lined a high 99 mph fastball from All-Star closer Andrés Muñoz (2-5)...
River Ryan strikes out 8 in 1st major league win, Dodgers hit 3 homers in 6-2 win over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit his 22nd home run, River Ryan struck out eight in his first major league win and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Sunday. Gavin Lux and James Outman also homered and Shohei Ohtani stole his career-high 27th base for the...
