Dodgers outfielder Jason Heyward committed to play baseball at UCLA, where his great uncle was a star. Then he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
from the Braves, Heyward reflected on those early days, recalling the process that nearly led the Georgia native to enroll at UCLA.
There were several franchises with early picks that expressed interest in Heyward, from the Kansas City Royals at No. 2 to the Florida Marlins at No. 12. But Heyward also knew there was a chance he could slip down the draft board, keeping his UCLA pledge in his back pocket just in case.“If this happens,” Heyward told himself, “I don’t think there’s any reason to go to school.”
This year, after coming to the Dodgers on a minor league deal in the offseason, the 33-year-old has revitalized his game again, batting .228 with five home runs, 11 RBIs and an above league-average .807 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.The A’s clear a key step in their proposed move to Las Vegas with a tentative agreement for Nevada taxpayers to help build to a new ballpark.
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