Report: Dodgers, OF Jason Heyward agree to 1-year, $9M deal

[November 28, 2023]  The Dodgers and outfielder Jason Heyward are in agreement on a one-year, $9 million deal, MLB Network reported Monday.  

The 34-year-old free agent batted .269 with 15 homers and 40 RBIs in 124 games in his first season with Los Angeles in 2023.

He is a career .258 hitter with 174 homers and 681 RBIs in 1,703 games with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), St. Louis Cardinals (2015), Chicago Cubs (2016-22) and Dodgers.

Heyward is a five-time Gold Glove winner and made the National League All-Star team in 2010. He won a World Series with the Cubs in 2016.

He played last season on a one-year, $720,000 contract after batting .204 with one homer in 48 games in his final season with the Cubs.

--Field Level Media

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